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Be creative. Some of the best definitions on Urban Dictionary find humorous ways to poke fun at authority, or put a clever twist on current events. Some of them are just straight up weird. We’re okay with that.
Have fun. We are not a traditional dictionary. This is a place where language has a little more space to be explored and constructed freely, in the moment.
🛑
Don’t post personal information. That includes obvious things like last names and addresses, but we will also remove definitions containing first names or user handles if they can be used to identify and target specific individuals for harassment.
Don’t be an asshole. We are okay with people defining offensive words. After all, people use offensive words in the real world and a resource for understanding what those words mean can be valuable. However, we are not—and never will be—okay with people using a definition to harass, discriminate, and/or directly incite violence against others.
If you notice anything on Urban Dictionary that you believe falls outside of these guidelines, please flag it for review.
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Posting a previously submitted definition on Urban Dictionary (almost verbatim) just to inflate one's sorry, battered ego by getting votes up, collaterally.
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Urban Dictionary loses all quality. People post their names and people believe Kayla is sweet and not a piece of hellspawn. 69 jokes get past the censors more easily. People give up en masse and urban dictionary dies. You head back to make a final change. You re-enable rejections. A sudden spike of quality is seen, and balance is returned.
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Urban Dictionary loses all quality. People post their names and people believe Kayla is sweet and not a piece of hellspawn. 69 jokes get past the censors more easily. People give up en masse and urban dictionary dies. You head back to make a final change. You re-enable rejections. A sudden spike of quality is seen, and balance is returned.
Jack got rejected on urban dictionary.
He picked up a gun and went to an orphanage and we haven't seen him since.
He picked up a gun and went to an orphanage and we haven't seen him since.
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