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{{Infobox Website
| name = Urban Dictionary
| logo = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:UrbanDictionarylogo.gif]] -->
| screenshot = [[Image:UDhomepage.png|200px|A screenshot of Urban Dictionary's front page]]
| caption =
| url = [http://urbandictionary.com/ www.urbandictionary.com]
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Slang]] [[Dictionary]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| registration = optional
| owner = Aaron Peckham
| author = Aaron Peckham
| launch date = 1999
| current status = active
| revenue =
| slogan = Define Your World
| alexa = ~2000
}}
'''Urban Dictionary''' is an [[World Wide Web|online web]] [[dictionary]] whose definitions are written by some of its users.<ref>[http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/urbandictionary-words-defined-by-people/ UrbanDictionary-Words defined by people | MakeUseOf.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=213025&s=25234&a=212961&po=9,00.asp</Ref> Because it is edited by users, it also tends to feature recent [[neologism]]s and [[Internet meme]]s, and its definitions can vary widely in quality. Other users can [[open access poll|rank]] these definitions, making the more popular (and thus, supposedly, more useful) definitions appear first.


==History==


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The dictionary was founded by Aaron Peckham while he was an undergraduate at [[Cal Poly San Luis Obispo|Cal Poly]]. The site went online in 1999.<ref>{{cite book |author=Aaron Peckham |title=Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |location= |year=2005 |isbn=0-7407-514-33 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>

As of December 2005, it had more than 300,000 definitions with new definitions coming in at a rate of 2000 per day. {{Fact|date=March 2008}}

==Operation==
To contribute to the dictionary, users must sign up for an account, and they can vote once per entry. Each term may have multiple definitions, each submitted by a different user. Poor or unpopular definitions are effectively buried under higher-ranked definitions. Often, approving votes are influenced as much by an entry's humour as by its accuracy.

For many users, the site is primarily a form of entertainment. Besides the [[slang]] and [[profanity]] that it aims to cover, Urban Dictionary also contains [[Internet]] [[jargon]], [[Internet meme|meme]]s, [[neologisms]], bands, and even personal or regional rivalries {{Fact|date=March 2008}}.

==Quality control==
The [[quality control]] system reduces the number of hateful and personal definitions. Urban Dictionary allows [[racism|racial]] and [[sexism|sexual]] [[term of disparagement|slur]]s, and even racist or sexist definitions, because such terms are a major part of slang. The quality control process has gone through several iterations. Originally, a user that objected to a definition could submit a complaint. Deletion requests were added to a pool to be reviewed by users. However, this approach was abandoned because many volunteer reviewers approved definitions based on whether they agreed with the tone or opinions expressed.

Under the current reviewing system, newly submitted definitions are entered into the editing queue before appearing on the site. Volunteer editors vote to accept or reject definitions in the queue. Words with no other definitions on the site go to the front of the queue. Conversely, words with many definitions wait longer before being reviewed by editors. This system allows new slang to appear within a day or two. Each submission is reviewed by a number of volunteers (the exact number varies, but lies between two and nine), with controversial definitions being viewed by more people. Definitions with more ''accept'' votes than ''reject'' votes appear on the site.

===Content===

Urban Dictionary has a reputation of including very explicit and provocative content in the definitions. This is likely due to the young ages of its editors {{Fact|date=March 2008}}. The definitions are usually filled with explicit language and dialogue, and some of the images remain uncensored. Many schools and businesses block the Urban Dictionary because of the unreliability, inappropriateness and questionability of content. The definitions are uncensored because many swear-words are used in slang terms.

==Publication==
In October 2006 a selection of tame definitions from the Urban Dictionary was published in book form. A second book was made available for pre-order in October 2007.

*''Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined'' (by Aaron Peckham, 320 pages, [[Andrews McMeel Publishing|Andrews McMeel]], 2006, ISBN 0740751433)
*''Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined'' (by Aaron Peckham, 240 pages, [[Andrews McMeel Publishing|Andrews McMeel]], 2007, ISBN 0740768751)<ref>[http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/14117015p-14946256c.html Lifestyle/Scene - In the hot seat: 'Ginormous' Web site makes phat book - look it up - sacbee.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.urbandictionary.com Official Site]
*[http://doubletongued.org/index.php/grantbarrett/comments/language_evolution_in_the_digital_age Critique of open source dictionaries such as Urban Dictionary and Wiktionary by a lexicographer]
*[http://www.urbanup.com/1128968 An Urban Dictionary definition of the term ''Urban Dictionary'']

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Revision as of 02:43, 5 April 2008

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