The strange experience of finding your relatively uncommon name in the Urban Dictionary with a very specific definition that seems to relate to your life. A modern-day horoscope of sorts, finding your name on Urban Dictionary and thinking "haha yeah that's me," then considering if the entry could have actually been made for you. A form of cognitive bias in the digital age... or is it?
Alano: Hey, look at this entry in the Urban Dictionary. I wonder if it's actually about me!
Friend: No way, there are probably tons of other Alanos. You're just getting hit by The Urban Name Effect.
Alano: I can't believe my name's also used as a euphemism for Alcoholics Anonymous, damn it.
Friend: No way, there are probably tons of other Alanos. You're just getting hit by The Urban Name Effect.
Alano: I can't believe my name's also used as a euphemism for Alcoholics Anonymous, damn it.
by CkajLanoa January 22, 2021
Get the The Urban Name Effectmug. A man, typically one in a Ford F-150, who drives to their 9-5 desk job where they brag about how much of a badass they are, afterwards they go home to their wife who doesn’t want to have sex with them due to their small penis
Why does John wear a cowboy hat and drive such a big truck that he doesn’t need?
Oh he’s an Urban Cowboy
Oh he’s an Urban Cowboy
by BigDaddyBigBoy March 17, 2023
Get the Urban Cowboymug. A mode-of-transportation that involves a big group of people walking somewhere while drinking, smoking, and stopping at various bars/restaurants along the way.
by stanley_mcdoolis July 15, 2016
Get the Urban Trekmug. congratulations, you broke urban dictionary. good on ya!
in all seriousness, nobody really knows what this error means but it’s usually seen when you go to a page that has been removed or doesn’t exist.
in all seriousness, nobody really knows what this error means but it’s usually seen when you go to a page that has been removed or doesn’t exist.
by amami. December 24, 2021
Get the urban dictionary is busy right nowmug. by Niggerinthehood June 28, 2018
Get the Urban Dictionarymug. "I couldn't find the definition of insert random word here in a normal dictionary. So I checked the urban dictionary and found it almost instantly."
by Cheems Burbger November 27, 2023
Get the Urban Dictionarymug. by Dominic_99 November 6, 2017
Get the Urban Dictionarymug.