Skip to main content
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.

anal catastrophe 

A bloody anal sex experience which ends in extreme pain and tearing.
Without lube that porno would've been an anal catastrophe!

california catastrophe 

When you shit into a Vons grocery bag and then throw it at a man on a Vespa.
Steven was driving downtown on his scooter when he got hit with a California catastrophe.

Lillie Catastrophe 

New York city deathrocker, and vocalist and bass player for the band Glass Doll. He frequently appears on stage in women's clothing, and has a rather fey attitude. His age is unknown to most, but he appears to be appr. 19.

His race and gender are usually indeterminate, but the author knows for a fact he's male, and Asian, Jewish, and Peurto-Rican (along with some other various things)

Currently he's dating New York glam punk makeup artist Madeira Darling. Together they form Catastrophe/Darling, the snazzily dressed new york goth scene's answer to Paris and Nicole... except you know... dating.
"Yo, I saw Lillie Catastrophe over at Trash bar last night... the bartender was totally hitting on him."
Lillie Catastrophe by MissXanthe October 27, 2007

Sophomore Catastrophe 

Graduating class of 2012, AKA If the world ends in 2012 I just wasted my whole life in school.
"I might as well just drop out now!"

"Why would you do that?!"

"Listen, when the sophomore catastrophe comes your going to be mad because you just spent your whole life in school, while I'll be laughing it up in GUAM!"

"...."

"I'm just saying... Think about it..."

Colombian Catastrophe 

Explosive, stomach spasming diarrhea brought on by drinking too much coffee in the morning and not enough breakfast.
Bob- Hey Bill What's up??
Bill- Not now Bob, I've had three cups of Maxwell House this morning and I'm about to experience a Colombian Catastrophe...

catastrophEmail 

This is a critical email failure. It is caused by one seeing a very important email in the inbox and then putting it off so the proper time and thought can go into the reply. By procrastinating, the email then gets buried by new emails pouring in and it never gets responded to, causing a catastrophe.

Term coined by Byrnes Consulting, LLC
Question: "Why did Bob get fired?"
Reply: "A catastrophEmail took another victim. If only he replied right away!"
More from Urban Dictionary
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026
Load more