Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined (Volume 1) - Softcover

Urbandictionary.com; Peckham, Aaron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0740751433 ISBN 13: 9780740751431

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Urbandictionary.com--bearing the slogan "Define Your World"--serves more than 1.5 million visitors each month. Perfect for those who want to pick up some new slang and those who want to translate it, Urban Dictionary is a gritty and witty look at our ever-changing language.

Urbandictionary.com is a wildly successful site that encourages users to define the world with their own unique terms. In Urban Dictionary, site founder Aaron Peckham culls his more than 170,000 definitions for the funniest, and most provocative phrases that define the modern slang scene.

Within urbandictionary.com's lively lexicon are:

* business provocative--Attire used to provoke sexual attention in the workplace.

* compunicate--To chat with someone in the same room via instant messenging service instead of in person.

* dandruff--A person who "flakes out" and ditches their friends. 

* wingman--A guy who takes one for the team by hooking up with a hot girl's ugly friend so his own friend can hook up with the hot girl.

Perfect for those who want to pick up some new slang and those who want to translate it, Urban Dictionary is a gritty and witty look at our ever-changing language.

Urban Dictionary covers the language that encompasses the trials and tribulations that anyone under 30 encounters--and leaves everyone over 30 scratching their heads but wanting to know more.

About this title

About the Author:

Founded in 1999 by college student Aaron Peckham as a parody of the dictionary,UrbanDictionary.com features definitions written by people from all over the world. Since then, Urban Dictionary has been cited in court, in graduation speeches, and by countless media outlets, including CNN andTime magazine. Aaron listens for the newest words and phrases in the San Francisco Bay area.

Online:

UrbanDictionary.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0740751433
• ISBN 13: 9780740751431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352