The Online Slang Dictionary Blog

Catching up with updates

2009-11-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

Hello slang fans!

Continuing our catching up with updates:

Don't forget that there's now a Word of the Day email list / news feed. You can subscribe on The Online Slang Dictionary home page.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Word of the Day, Twitter, Facebook and recent updates

2009-11-18T01:17:00.000-08:00

Hello slang fans!

The Online Slang Dictionary now has a Word of the Day feed. You can subscribe to the emails (or subscribe in a newsreader) via the "Word of the day" section on the home page. The first Word of the Day is unfriend, which was chosen as the New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year for 2009.

Speaking of social networking, you can now follow the slang dictionary on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

I've been remiss in sending out update notices. My apologies. Let's start catching up:

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

5 recent updates

2009-10-07T08:51:00.001-07:00

Hello slang fans!

Days on which users edited/added slang:

I have updated the site visuals. It wasn't a big change. The right side-bar is gone. Some of its content has moved to the top of the page. Stop by the blog and let me know what you think.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Improvements to site search; many new updates

2009-10-02T05:42:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

Yesterday I made some improvements to the site search, so it should be easier to find definitions. This will be an ongoing process so search results will improve over time. You can leave feedback about the search feature (or anything else) on the blog.

I made the root words feature more efficient. If a slang term contains "the" or "a", the list of words containing those roots have been restored.

Recent slang updates:

Don't forget that The Online Slang Dictionary is now a wiki. Logged-in users can add new definitions and edit existing ones.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

The Online Slang Dictionary is now a wiki

2009-09-21T01:44:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

For a couple of months, logged-in users have been able to submit new slang words to the dictionary via the website. I'm happy to announce a new feature: logged-in users can now edit existing definitions. Look for the "Edit this definition" links.

Additional tweaks are forthcoming, such as the ability to view the edit history of a term.

If you have any feedback, stop by the blog and leave a comment.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

5 new updates

2009-09-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've recently added 5 sets of slang updates:

I made some tweaks to the root words feature.

If a slang term contains "the" or "a", the list of words containing those roots aren't shown. (They made the web pages take longer to download.) When I write the code to make those lists more efficient, I'll restore them.
Plural words are now de-pluralized.

If you have any feedback, come by the blog and leave a comment.

If you enjoy the Online Slang Dictionary, please tell a friend. Look for the "Bookmark", "Email", and "Share" buttons in the right sidebar of the site. You can email any page to a friend, share via Facebook or Twitter, etc.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

6 new updates

2009-09-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've recently added 6 sets of slang updates:

If you enjoy the Online Slang Dictionary, please tell a friend. You can email any page to a friend via the right sidebar. Look for the "Bookmark", "Email", and "Share" buttons.

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

3 new updates

2009-09-02T09:14:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've recently added 3 sets of slang updates:

If you enjoy the Online Slang Dictionary, please tell a friend. You can email any page to a friend via the right sidebar. Look for the "Bookmark", "Email", and "Share" buttons.

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Feature announcement: Root words

2009-08-28T06:26:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

When viewing a definition, you will now see a list of all slang terms in the dictionary that share the same word(s). For example, on the definition page for as much use as a handbrake on a canoe, you'll find a list of all slang terms that contain "as", a list of all slang terms that contain "much", "use", "canoe", and so on.

I've also recently added 4 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that you can add new slang words and definitions directly via The Online Slang Dictionary website.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

8 new updates

2009-08-12T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've recently added 8 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that you can add new slang words and definitions directly via The Online Slang Dictionary website.

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

7 new slang updates

2009-08-04T01:34:00.000-07:00

I've recently added 7 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that you can add new slang words and definitions directly via The Online Slang Dictionary website.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Feature announcement: "Most offensive words" page

2009-07-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

Now that The Online Slang Dictionary has been gathering offensiveness votes for some time, I added a "Most offensive words" page. It contains some pretty foul language, so be forewarned.

I've also added 2 sets of slang updates:

Now that slang words and definitions can be added directly via the website, I don't need to make an update for there to be new slang. In addition to the above updates, there were submissions on:

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Announcing The Online Slang Dictionary Blog

2009-07-23T00:23:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

The "Online Slang Dictionary - News and Updates" news feed has been available for a couple years now. (Most of you subscribe to it via e-mail.) Now, this content is available on a proper blog.

The Online Slang Dictionary Blog (blog.onlineslangdictionary.com) contains all the content from "News and Updates" - and more. I'll periodically post articles of interest to slang aficionados. Plus, you can comment on each posting.

So come by blog.onlineslangdictionary.com and say hi!

I've also added 5 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that you can now add slang words and definitions directly on the website. Click on the "Submit" tab to get started.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Feature announcement: Add new words to the dictionary

2009-07-19T23:41:00.000-07:00

Great news! Registered users can now add new slang words via the website. Click the "Submit" tab to get started.

Also, I added a new option to Usage Voting: "I no longer use this slang word." Now it will be possible to identify slang that's no longer in common use.

Plus, there's 3 new sets of slang updates:

Come by the site, sign up or sign in, and go to town adding missing slang words.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Feature announcement: Add definitions via the website

2009-07-14T03:21:00.000-07:00

Great news! Registered users can now add definitions to most slang terms via the website. Just look for these links below the definitions:

Add a definition for this slang term ← NEW

I've also added 3 sets of slang updates:

Come by the site, sign up or sign in, and go to town adding missing or new definitions.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

3 new updates

2009-07-08T01:21:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 3 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary has Vulgarity Meters, which show you at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your vote on how vulgar these new and updated slang words are!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

4 new updates

2009-07-03T03:18:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 4 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary now has Vulgarity Meters, which show you at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your vote on how vulgar these new and updated slang words are!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

9 new updates

2009-06-29T15:26:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 5 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary now has Vulgarity Meters, which show you at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your vote on how vulgar these new and updated slang words are!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

2 new updates

2009-06-16T00:28:00.000-07:00

I've added 2 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary has Vulgarity Meters (which show how offensive a slang word is) and Usage Voting (which shows you how common a word is.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your votes!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

5 new updates

2009-06-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 5 sets of slang updates recently:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary now has Vulgarity Meters, which show you at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your vote on how vulgar these new and updated slang words are!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Online Slang Dictionary: 9 new updates

2009-05-21T21:57:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 9 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary now has Vulgarity Meters, which show you at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Come by the site, sign up for a user account, and weigh in with your vote on how vulgar these new and updated slang words are!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Online Slang Dictionary: Introducing Vulgarity Meters

2009-05-19T03:32:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

Dictionaries are great at telling you what a word means, but not so great at telling you whether you should use the word in polite company.

The Online Slang Dictionary now has Vulgarity Meters - see at a glance whether a slang word is workplace appropriate (or ever appropriate.)

Stop by the slang dictionary and view a definition to see how it works. (Look for the red chili peppers.) Weigh in with your votes to save others the embarrassment of Accidental Inappropriate Slang Use.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

P.S. If you have an account (or sign up for one) your vulgarity votes will be saved to your account - but they're not yet visible from your Profile page. I'll be fixing that soon.

Online Slang Dictionary: 4 new updates

2009-05-07T19:26:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 4 sets of slang updates:

Don't forget that the Online Slang Dictionary now has user accounts. When you vote on whether you use slang terms, your votes will be registered with your account. I'll be adding additional interactive features soon.

Come by the site, get an account, and vote on whether you use these new and updated words!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Online Slang Dictionary: 4 new updates

2009-04-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 4 sets of slang updates:

Come by the site, get an account, and vote on whether you use these new and updated words!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Online Slang Dictionary: 3 new updates

2009-04-22T23:56:00.000-07:00

Hello slang fans!

I've added 3 sets of slang updates:

Come by the site, get an account, and vote on whether you use these new and updated words!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)