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cdloz · 08-13-2009, 11:09 AM

Urban dictionary: Diccionario urbano

Urban Dictionary is the slang dictionary you wrote. Define your world!

http://www.urbandictionary.com

MariaLaura · 08-19-2009, 01:49 PM

Does that site have anything besides *** references? Do people actually use these phrases?

michelleba · 08-19-2009, 02:12 PM

The dictionary is useful for looking up references of pop-culture or made-up phrases. I would think it helpful particularly for non-native speakers who have a hard time understanding very colloquial phrases that, on their own, have no meaning at all.

Here are some examples, all found in the Urban Dictionary:

bromance
Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males.

stacation
The art of staying at home with paid time off from work and totally enjoying the time.

twihard
An serious/obsessive reader of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, one leap above Twilighters.

sarsparilla · 09-10-2009, 07:48 PM

The website will most likely have fairly accurate definitions for any slang words, but it's full of ridiculous jokes and phrases that no one with any self-respect will use...

michelleba · 09-11-2009, 05:35 AM

True but it's still a useful reference, regardless of it not being the Oxford dictionary.

mvictoria · 09-11-2009, 11:38 AM

I love this kind of dictionaries :-) thanks for posting!

08-13-2009, 11:09 AM	#1
cdloz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 12 Rep Power: 10	Urban dictionary Urban dictionary: Diccionario urbano Urban Dictionary is the slang dictionary you wrote. Define your world! http://www.urbandictionary.com

08-19-2009, 01:49 PM	#2
MariaLaura Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 385 Rep Power: 313	Re: Urban dictionary Does that site have anything besides *** references? Do people actually use these phrases?

08-19-2009, 02:12 PM	#3
michelleba Forum User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 358	Re: Urban dictionary The dictionary is useful for looking up references of pop-culture or made-up phrases. I would think it helpful particularly for non-native speakers who have a hard time understanding very colloquial phrases that, on their own, have no meaning at all. Here are some examples, all found in the Urban Dictionary: bromance Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males. stacation The art of staying at home with paid time off from work and totally enjoying the time. twihard An serious/obsessive reader of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, one leap above Twilighters. Last edited by michelleba : 08-19-2009 at 02:17 PM.

09-10-2009, 07:48 PM	#4
sarsparilla New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 6	Re: Urban dictionary The website will most likely have fairly accurate definitions for any slang words, but it's full of ridiculous jokes and phrases that no one with any self-respect will use...

09-11-2009, 05:35 AM	#5
michelleba Forum User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 358	Re: Urban dictionary True but it's still a useful reference, regardless of it not being the Oxford dictionary.

09-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#6
mvictoria Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 572 Rep Power: 223	Re: Urban dictionary I love this kind of dictionaries :-) thanks for posting!

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