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Urban Dictionary syndrome

When someone stumbles upon Urban Dictionary when looking for words on Google, thinking that Urban is the name of just another dictionary publisher. They look up a word, find something silly or offensive, and wonder what Urban Dictionary is.
I got Urban Dictionary syndrome in 2007 when I discovered Urban Dictionary looking for big number names like googoldecaplex. I looked up another word and was shocked at a word that came into view.

urban dictionary syndrome

Often reffered to as UDS.
people with low self esteem or are undergoing emotionally tough times will use Urban Dictionary to fufill their emotional needs. They invent words and phrases and hope it gets a thumbs up. If their posts get a positive reception, they will go into an extremely euphoric state. However, if it turns out to be a total failure, the Urban Dictionary Syndrome will worsen.
His post on Urban Dictionary got 2300 likes and 900 dislikes. Now, instead of listening to screamo music and acting depressive, he's acting like that guy from the double rainbow video. He's undergoing some serious Urban dictionary syndrome.

urban dictionary syndrome

Urban Dictionary Syndrome (UDS)- When a person goes to urbandictionary.com to search up a word and ends up clicking on pointless links and adding retarded definitions to words like "soggy bananas" and "yellow Ke$ha." Afffects procrastinators strongly. Symptoms include headache, fatigue, and extreme pileup of work to be done.
person #1: Why haven't you uploaded those pics yet?

person #2: It's not my fault, I have urban dictionary syndrome!

Urban Dictionary Editor Apathy Syndrome (UDEAS) 

This occurs while someone has been editing urban dictionary posts for a couple of hours and starts to get annoyed about how many idiotic people post redundant uncreative unoriginal definitions.
i've got a case of urban dictionary editor apathy syndrome (UDEAS) and i think i need to take a break.
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026