Urban Dictionary, a crowdsourced reference work, is one of the world's most popular websites. Founded in 1999 by Californian computer science student Aaron Peckham, the site was originally intended as ...

They’re letting the dictionary define them as a person. Urban Dictionary is often viewed as a sophomoric source for dirty words, but now bored social media users have tapped into the crowd-sourced ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 2008, a user at Urban Dictionary defined the “dumpster fire.” The figurative one, that is: 1. A complete disaster. 2. Something very difficult that nobody ...

A term dictionary editors invented as a lexicographical “gotcha” has given word lovers a chuckle. Last month, The New Yorker reported that the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary (Oxford ...

In 2008, a user at Urban Dictionary defined the “dumpster fire.” The figurative one, that is: 1. A complete disaster. 2. Something very difficult that nobody wants to deal with. “It’s a very serious ...