Urban Dictionary

I decided to share the site known as “Urban Dictionary”. Most of you have probably heard of it, but I figured I would share it anyway. I think that urban dictionary is great. It has multiple definitions for pretty much any slang term or phrase there is. If you hear something in a song or on t.v. and have no idea what they are talking about, you can go to Urban Dictionary’s website, type it in, and have the definition in a matter of seconds.

I feel like this website is relevant to our classroom discussions because it shows how our technology is advancing. People don’t need to know just the contents of Webster’s anymore. Speech has evolved into something just as complex as the technology we use today. If you don’t think you are up to date on the current lingo, just go to urban dictionary and catch up. Also, it can enlighten people on what they are listening to in these oh so popular rap songs. Some people go around quoting these songs not knowing exactly what they are talking about when they use these quotes. People might start deciding against listening to some of the music they had been listening to if they found out what the rappers were really talking about. This is where Urban Dictionary steps in.

I hate being around a group of people and not knowing what they were talking about or watching a t.v. show and not getting a joke. I normally go home and type in all the slang terms they used that I didn’t understand into urban dictionary and figure out what they were talking about. Urban Dictionary not only has slang terms, but also has explanations of references people use in t.v. shows. For example, I was watching a show the other night where a guy was being scrutinized about everything he was doing until he finally just snapped and screamed “leave Brittany alone!” I knew what he was referring too, but if someone had never seen the Chris Crocker videos on the internet, then they would never know what the joke behind that was. If you were to log onto Urban Dictionary and type in the phrase “leave Brittany alone”, it would bring up an explanation to the phrase and show how it was used.
I think Urban Dictionary is very useful and entertaining. If you would like to visit the site, just go to http://www.urbandictionary.com