Urban Dictionary

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If You're Dating,
You Won't Want
to Be a Victim
of 'Fauci-ing'

Feb 15, 2021 11:31 AM CST

If You're Dating, You Won't Want to Be a Victim of 'Fauci-ing'

Infectious diseases expert has spurred creation of a whole new word on rejection

(Newser) - Do you know what it means if you're a victim of "Fauci-ing"? Don't worry—neither did the man the term is named after, until Axios filled him in. Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke with the site's managing editor, Margaret Talev, as part of its "Axios...

Unlikely Presence in Court: the Racy 'Urban Dictionary'

May 21, 2013 9:23 AM CDT

Unlikely Presence in Court: the Racy 'Urban Dictionary'

Site launched as a joke cited in dozens of cases

(Newser) - Your average court may not be able to define "nut" as a verb; it may struggle to figure out why a pair of thieves called themselves "jack boys." That's where the Urban Dictionary comes in. In the former case, its definition of "to nut"—...

Feds Use Urban Dictionary
to Press 'Murk' Charges

Sep 3, 2011 11:13 AM CDT

Feds Use Urban Dictionary to Press 'Murk' Charges

Facebook poster accused of making threat online

(Newser) - An Indiana man who threatened to "murk' the manager of a gun shop is in hot water thanks to UrbanDictionary.com . After the 27-year-old posted the threat on Facebook, ATF agents consulted the online slang guide and found that it means to beat someone to death, reports the Smoking...

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