![]() In 2003, the website gained wider attention after a news article revealed that a judge of the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom had used Urban Dictionary to assist interpreting slang lyrics in a case involving two rappers. īy 2009, the site had listed around 4 million entries and received about 2,000 new submissions per day. In April 2009, the site registered 15 million unique visitors, while 80 percent of its monthly users were younger than 25. In July 2009, Peckham explained to The New York Times that Urban Dictionary is not Wikipedia, because it doesn't attempt neutrality: "Every single word on here is written by someone with a point of view, with a personal experience of the word in the entry." The website was later referenced in a 2011 District Court complaint by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents to document the meaning of the vulgarism "murk", as used in a criminal threat. Over a 30-day period in March and April 2011, 67,000 people wrote 76,000 new definitions for Urban Dictionary, while 3,500 volunteer editors were registered. Which feels fairly true to life, given the way your moods tend to drift through your mind like the weather.In an April 2011 article in The Guardian titled "In praise of urban dictionaries", Peckham revealed an overview of 10 rules that he had devised for the site's content: "Publish celebrity names, but reject 'real life' names. The definitions are arranged in no particular order, with an emphasis on variety and unpredictability. There’s also a postscript section called “After Words,” with some commentary on language and meaning, and what this project has meant to me personally. Boats Against the Current (time and memory)Ħ. Faces in a Crowd (society and alienation)ĥ. Montage of Attractions (relationships and intimacy)Ĥ. The Interior Wilderness (selfhood and identity)ģ. ![]() Between Living and Dreaming (about worldview and desire)Ģ. Good question! The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is divided into six chapters, with definitions grouped according to theme:ġ. For permissions, inquiries and media requests:ĬONGRATS for the publication of the book !! I'm so glad this is finally happening ! I just have one question : how is are the contents organized ? Is it like a normal dictionary with entries in alphabetical order, or in order of creation like this tumblr, or something else entirely ? Written, edited, coined and narrated by John Koenig.Ĭopyright © John Koenig 2009-2021. ▸ Email the author at Visit the Facebook page His work has been acclaimed by New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and the guys from Radiolab.įeel free to write me directly and describe an emotion you need a word for: John Koenig is a video maker, graphic designer, and voiceover artist from Minnesota, who lives in Minneapolis with his wife and daughter. Pre-order your copy here (click links on the right): 12 years in the making, 300 pages, 70% new material, including longer video-like definitions, otherworldly illustrations, and some thoughts on language and the meaning of life. ![]() John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars “Creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have.”
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