Urban Dictionary Lessons

If you haven’t ever looked up items on Urban Dictionary, you are missing out...or possibly not.  

A “friend” of mine sent me an email with a link to urban dictionary defining the word jankem.  Let me apologize now if you clicked on the link without a proper warning. 

Clicking on a link to urban dictionary is a bit like Russian Roulette.  Granted, I am not an aficionado in the world of words so I am often looking them up.  Urban dictionary gives people insight into slang words used in conversations, on TV by urban hipsters or what the younger generation is talking about.

Urban dictionary is similar to other online dictionaries but goes a few steps further.  You can look up a particular word to find the definition or even use the thesaurus to find comparable words.  The kicker is, with urban dictionary the user can add their own words.  So, basically, you can make crap up and someone out there will believe it. 

It is fun to browse through the most recent additions though.  There are some vindictive people out there.  Just because you have a bad break-up does not mean you should make up a crazy definition and name the person that apparently ruined your life for a quick second.  Besides the flat out crazy, there are some awesome new words that I would love to start using in everyday conversation, such as: manstration, irritable vowel syndrome or wotcher.

You have to realize that the urban dictionary is also there to shock and possibly offend many people.  If you are easily shocked or offended don’t go to the site.  Now if I can only come up with a new entry definition for lame people that know they will be shocked and offended…