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Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).
Addled – 1. spoilt, rotten 2. empty, cracked or broken; e.g. addled eggs. Ager – ugly ( Zennor, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager) [4] Agerever – pollack ( Marazion, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager euver, meaning 'ugly useless') [4] Aglets – hawthorn berries.
A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology. It can provide definitions on a range of slang from more mundane terms (like " rain check ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
ISBN. 978-0-415-29189-7. OCLC. 499105143. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by the noted lexicographer of the English language Eric Partridge. The first edition was published in 1937 and seven editions were eventually published by Partridge. An eighth edition was published in 1984, [1 ...
Bae (/ b eɪ / BAY) is a slang term of endearment primarily used among youth. It came into widespread use around 2013 and 2014 through social media and hip-hop and R&B lyrics. Origin. The term originated as an abbreviation of the word baby or babe.
Parents using slang terms. Whether their kids like it or not, parents admit to using slang terms as well. The Preply survey shows 3 in 4 parents admit to using slang terms that are popular with teens.
Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language[edit] Noah Webster (1758–1843), the author of the readers and spelling books which dominated the American market at the time, spent decades of research in compiling his dictionaries. His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, appeared in 1806.