The Online Slang Dictionary - News and Updates

Online Slang Dictionary: 150 new slang words since last update

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Hello slang fans. Since the last update I sent out, I've posted 3 more sets of new slang to the site, totaling 150 words. I hope you like them.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Online Slang Dictionary: 150 new slang words since last update

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Since the last RSS/e-mail update, I've posted 3 more content updates to the site totaling 150 new words. I hope you like them.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

50 new slang words for Monday at The Online Slang Dictionary

Thu, 21 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Monday's update - direct from the submission queue - is available here.

Also, in case you missed the last update, The Online Slang Dictionary now features SlangMaps - maps of the world showing where each slang term is used. Stay tuned for a way to put yourself on the map.

(If the maps weren't appearing for you, try again now. I fixed a bug that affected Internet Explorer version 7.)

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Announcing SlangMaps on The Online Slang Dictionary

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Slang use varies by country and even by areas within a country. Who uses what slang? Before, you'd have to read linguistic journals. Not any longer.

The Online Slang Dictionary now features SlangMaps: interactive maps that show you where slang terms are used.

Visit The Online Slang Dictionary at http://onlineslangdictionary.com/ to click, drag, zoom in, and find out whether it's okay to say "hella" in New York or "y'all" in California.

Let me know what you think.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

P.S. The maps were created with submissions I've already received. Soon you'll be able to put yourself on the map. Stay tuned.

50 new slang words for Wednesday

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Wednesday's update - direct from the submission queue - is available here.

I hope you enjoy the new slang words.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

P.S. In my previous announcement I alluded to a cool feature that will be added to the dictionary this week. It's still on its way!

50 more slang words at The Online Slang Dictionary

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Today's update, comprising 50 new slang words, is available here.

As I mentioned in the last update, I've been doing a bunch of little improvements to make the dictionary easier to use. I listed several of them then, but noted that I had more to share. Here's the rest of the list:

I've been adding words directly from the submission queue. Look for the "Featured Word" star image which indicates entries that have been edited for correctness, completeness, and that have been placed in the thesaurus.
I've reorganized the navigation tabs so navigation is now much easier.
There's a new, handy "Word List" navigation tab so you can view a list of all slang words in the dictionary.

And there's something really exciting in store for the dictionary in the next few days. Stay tuned!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

150 more slang words at The Online Slang Dictionary

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

It's been about a week since my last update, so that means one thing: more slang. I've posted 3 more updates:

Combined, that's about 150 brand new terms.

Also, something I haven't mentioned yet is the many small improvements I've been making to the dictionary to make things easier to find.

The front page has been completely redesigned to make it easier to figure out where to go. Look for "Recent", "Find", "Explore" or "Subscribe".
All of the slang words now have links so that you can "E-mail to a friend" or "E-mail a correction/addition to the editor."
There are now more ways to navigate the thesaurus. You can view a flat table of contents, a fully expanded table of contents, or an alphabetical index. Of course, you can always use site search to find the category you're looking for.
Long browse-by-letter pages are now split into multiple pages so that they load more quickly. This is especially important because I've been adding so many slang words recently.

I'll mention some of the other improvements in the next update.

Have a suggestion for a new feature? Does something on the site not work quite how you expect it to? Feel free to drop me an e-mail.

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

46 brand new slang words today at The Online Slang Dictionary

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:05:28 GMT

As I mentioned in my last update, I'm putting slang submissions from the submission queue online, in their original (unedited) form. This way more slang gets on the site more quickly.

Since that June 5th announcement, I've put plenty of new words online. I've got 3 updates waiting for you:

I've also been doing some behind-the-scenes work to make the dictionary easier to browse. I'll mention some of that work in my next update. I hope you enjoy the new slang.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

46 new slang words today

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Since I started The Online Slang dictionary over 10 years ago, I've always hand-edited each slang submission for spelling, grammar, accuracy, etc. But slang evolves quickly. Too quickly, in fact, for me to keep up with all of the great submissions and still hand-edit each entry.

So I've decided to put the entries in the submission queue online, in their original form. I'll be posting 50 or so submissions from the queue every couple of days. The first batch is available here.

Enjoy!

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

22 new and updated slang words

Thu, 22 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

After somewhat of a hiatus, I'm back at work on The Online Slang Dictionary. I've got 22 new and updated slang words for you, available here.

I hope you stay tuned. I'm going to start publishing the submission backlog, so there's going to be a ton of new content in the dictionary soon. (But don't worry - I won't fill up your e-mail account telling you about it.)

Contact me any time at waltergr@aol.com.

-- Walter

27 terms for Monday

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:54:38 GMT

Today's updates are available here. Send any additions, corrections, or suggestions to waltergr@aol.com.

-- Walter

25 new and updated terms for Friday

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:38:27 GMT

Today's updates are available here. Send any additions, corrections, or suggestions to waltergr@aol.com.

Have a great weekend!

-- Walter

25 new and updated terms today

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:02:04 GMT

Today's updates are available here. Send any additions, corrections, or suggestions to waltergr@aol.com.

-- Walter

24 new and updated words for Thursday

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:56:38 GMT

24 terms for today. You can view them here. Send any additions, corrections, or suggestions to waltergr@aol.com.

-- Walter

23 terms today

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:50:21 GMT

23 terms for Tuesday.

-- Walter

21 new and updated terms for Monday

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:23:15 GMT

21 terms today. Hope you had a good weekend.

-- Walter

26 new and updated terms for today

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:54:33 GMT

26 terms today. Hope you enjoy!

-- Walter

18 new and updated terms; and search!

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:05:44 GMT

18 terms today. And you can now search the dictionary and thesaurus from any page. Just look for the search box!

-- Walter

24 new and updated words, plus easier linking

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:05:12 GMT

Happy Monday. Here's some new slang for ya.

I mentioned in the weekend update that I added pages for individual slang terms. This is a step towards Online Slang Dictionary search (coming later this week!) and also makes linking easier. Linking instructions are available for each term by clicking "Link to this word" at the bottom of the definition.

-- Walter

Feature Updates: Improved thesaurus; link to individual terms

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:23:09 GMT

It's too hot outside, so I decided to stay in and improve some features.

First, the thesaurus is now easier to navigate. On each thesaurus page, it now has "breadcrumbs" that show where the thesaurus category is located, as well as links so you can filter to more specific categories. It looks like this:

Things → police and crime → crime

To filter these results, click one of the following categories:

prostitution (related to)

stolen (related to)

to steal

See also suspicious

See also to deal drugs

See also to do drugs

The second addition is that each slang term now has its own page. This will make linking to terms much easier, but has a cooler benefit: it's a step towards adding search functionality. I've updated the Linking page, but soon I'll make it even easier to link to terms.

Hope you're having a good weekend!

-- Walter

37 new and updated slang terms

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:07:24 GMT

Here's the new batch. I've started going through e-mailed submissions, so if you've e-mailed me recently, be on the lookout. :) Thanks to everyone who has submitted slang!

-- Walter

25 new terms

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:45:54 GMT

Here's the new batch. BTW, you can always view the most recent update by clicking the "Recent Additions" tab.

-- Walter

New "related words" links, plus 20 new terms

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:52:18 GMT

Here's volume 3 of Slang from the OSD Vaults. Hope you like 'em.

Also, I added links to the bottom of each definition so you can view related slang words. Hopefully that will make the thesaurus a bit easier to use. Feel free to send me feedback at waltergr@aol.com.

-- Walter

July 9, 2007: 20 more terms from the Vault

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:29:10 GMT

Here's volume 2 of Slang from the OSD Vaults. Enjoy!

-- Walter

20 New Terms

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:07:12 GMT

In honor of The Online Slang Dictionary's 10+ years on the web, I've gone through the annals of OSD history and found terms that - for one reason or another - I didn't put into the dictionary the first time around.

Here's volume 1 of Slang from the OSD Vaults. Enjoy!

-- Walter

26 Updated Terms

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:45:38 GMT

For your viewing pleasure, I present 26 terms that have been updated in some way: new definitions, updated definitions, better origin notes, etc. Check 'em out here. Enjoy!

-- Walter

P.S. If you haven't already, be sure to sign up for updates. You can sign up for e-mail updates at the bottom of any page. Or, if you use a newsreader, there's a link down there too.

P.P.S. The e-mail updates are delivered by FeedBurner, which is a service Google provides. I won't use your e-mail address for anything but the updates (nor will Google) and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Visual update

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:50:25 GMT

Old and busted:

and a half 1. used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. ("Man, I've got a cold and a half.") Can also be used by itself in response to someone. ("You got some beer?" Response: "And a half!") Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, CA, USA, 13-01-1998.

New hotness:

and a half

used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. Can also be used by itself or in response to someone.
Man, I've got a cold and a half.
Speaker: You got some beer?
Response: And a half!
Submitted by Emily Marcroft, UC Berkeley, CA, USA, 13-01-1998.

Like it? Hate it? Let me know.

--Walter

Over Ten Years on the Web (and announcing e-mail updates)

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:48:28 GMT

It's hard to believe (time files and all that) but The Online Slang Dictionary has been on the web for a decade! Thanks so much to you: our visitors and contributors, and those who have sent words of encouragement and constructive feedback.

You may have noticed a flurry of activity recently: moving to a new web address, the just- launched Online Slang Thesaurus, and visual updates. There's a ton more to come. (Sneak peak: more visual improvements, and search!) To help our readers keep up with all the updates, I'm pleased to announce that we now offer e-mail updates, and if you use a news reader, RSS feeds!

If you'd like to receive e-mail updates or you use an RSS news reader, please click over to The Online Slang Dictionary to subscribe.

Introducing The Online Slang Thesaurus

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:28:38 GMT

The thesaurus is now live - click on the "Thesaurus" tab above to get started. You can browse all the words in the dictionary by category - e.g. words related to alcohol, words meaning "head", etc.

I'll be making improvements soon so that it's easier to navigate, and so that you can find related words for each word in the dictionary. But next up I'm going to add search functionality.

Send compliments, criticisms, or cash to waltergr@aol.com. Enjoy! :)

The move to OnlineSlangDictionary.com is complete!

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:27:22 GMT

I have moved all of the content from the old home of The Online Slang Dictionary to here, its new home. Links to the old home (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/) should continue to work, but please update your bookmarks/links. If you can't find something, feel free to drop me a line at waltergr@aol.com.

Hope you like the visual changes

Tue, 28 May 2007 19:08:02 GMT

I've been doing some work on the templates I use to generate the Dictionary. The visual changes aren't huge, but hopefully you'll find the site a bit purtier; a bit more readable. How does it look? Drop me a line at me at waltergr@aol.com.

The Online Slang Dictionary is moving to its own web address

Tue, 15 May 2007 17:49:50 GMT

The OSD is moving from its old home to here, at its own web address.

If you see your browser's address bar switch between http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/ and http://www.OnlineSlangDictionary.com, this is normal, because contents are currently split between the two addresses.

If any links are broken or you find problems, feel free to e-mail me at waltergr@aol.com.

Web authors, it'd be great if you updated your links to use the new address. (I don't know if Google knows about the move yet. :) In the meantime, old links should continue to work. Drop me an e-mail if that's not working. Thanks!