I’m a word nerd. I like learning the etymology of words and seeing how language changes over time. So I was intrigued when comedian Harris Wittels coined the term “humblebrag” and when Weird Al ...

If you want to know the official definition of a word, you turn to your trusty dictionary to find the answer. If you're looking to find the immediate cultural significance of a word that may not be in ...

We love us some Urban Dictionary, in part because it features plenty of unusual definitions for words we thought we knew pretty damn well — like, for instance, “Colorado” and “Denver.” Our latest ...

The use of slang in court proceedings can be tricky, especially in criminal cases where an uncommon slang term used by a witness can make a difference in a case. New York Times tech reporter Leslie ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

The user-run internet lexicon Urban Dictionary emerged in the early 2000s to define and occasionally create online slang — and, in doing so, has both shaped and reflected the internet, as well as ...

Social media users are flocking to the website Urban Dictionary to look up their names and share their results. The results have been an array of descriptions ranging from sweet to borderline ...