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July 16, 2007		24 new and updated words, plus easier linking
July 14, 2007		Feature Updates: Improved thesaurus; link to individual terms
July 10, 2007		New "related words" links, plus 20 new terms
July 3, 2007		Visual update
July 2, 2007		Over Ten Years on the Web (and e-mail updates)
June 29, 2007		Introducing The Online Slang Thesaurus

Introduction

Welcome to the Online Slang Dictionary, the dictionary of slang you can help create!

Though Webster publishes a slang dictionary, it could take years for a new slang word or slang phrase to enter its pages. Now, with the power of the Internet, it can be in a dictionary in a matter of hours. We've got American slang, ghetto slang, gangster slang, and English slang from around the world. Click on the "Submit" tab to submit words or phrases you've heard.

Read with caution. This dictionary has been written as tastefully as possible, but some language might be offensive to some readers.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll check back often!

July 16, 2007: 24 new and updated words, plus easier linking

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

July 14, 2007: Feature Updates: Improved thesaurus; link to individual terms

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

July 10, 2007: New "related words" links, plus 20 new terms

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 3, 2007: Visual update

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:

Like it? Hate it? Let me know.

--Walter

July 2, 2007: Over Ten Years on the Web (and announcing e-mail updates)

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. In honor of our decade on the web, there's a lot more to come. (Sneak peak: more visual improvements, search, and a ton of new slang words.)

If you'd like to get word when we launch a new feature or post a set of new words, I'm pleased to announce that we now offer e-mail updates. Use the form below to subscribe. If you use a news reader, click here to subscribe!

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June 29, 2007: Introducing The Online Slang Thesaurus

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! :)