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.
City in the north-west of Italy, hometown of Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini, Giuseppe Mazzini, Pietro Germi, Vittorio Gassman, Fabrizio De André, Ivano Fossati. Famous for pesto and blue jeans (from "bleu de Gênes", lit. "blue of Genoa"). Largest port of Italy and home of the first football team in the country, Genoa Football & Cricket Club, founded in 1893. Stunningly beautiful city inhabited by proud, highly unsociable people. The Genovese invented the first bank and the first pawnshop in the Western world.
Aw, what's the matter with him?
You gotta understand, he's from Genoa - he ain't very social. He's not evil though.
Genoa by L-boob April 20, 2011
Related Words
When someone experiences a sudden rush of sexual feeling after viewing someone or something briefly. This can occur anywhere, and is usually unexpected.
Yo, I heard James got genslapped last night

The first time I got genslapped I was 15, after that waitress walked by
Genslap by random_user25 May 31, 2018

Doing a Genova 

When someone skips out of work early without letting management or their fellow peers know.

Ninjas off!
"Has anyone seen Paul? Haven't seen him since lunch!"

"He's doing a Genova, dipped home after lunch on the sly!"

"Sneaky b******!"
Doing a Genova by isisl345 July 13, 2018

genoa city 

A rural town in Wisconsin that borders Richmond, Illinois to the south. A lovely town to raise kids in, but quite possibly the most boring place to be a child. The Police are especially troublesome... they have nothing better to do than stalk and harrass. Never heard of "Serve and Protect" I guess. They should get a real job!
So, where are you from?

GC.

Huh?

Genoa City!

Isabella Di Genova

You suck! You are an Isabella Di Genova
Isabella Di Genova by Bobbyson52839 November 4, 2021

Genoa, Nebraska 

A small town where the unfriendliest people on earth live. If you were not born and raised in this town you will never be accepted, and will forever be treated like shit. 90 percent of this town is raging alcoholics, and the other 10 percent are recovering alcoholics. If it wasn't located on a main highway no one would ever pass through this hell hole. It is a place where people don't hold doors open for the next guy, they don't wave back, and if you say hi to them they don't say anything back. The population consists of elderly people, homies, bitches, and hoes.
"Lets go to Genoa, Nebraska. I heard they are having karoke at that new bar!"
"No thanks. If I wanted to get stared at and talked about all night I would go to a KKK meeting."
More from Urban Dictionary

proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
Load more