Boomerang child - a child who moves out to start his or her own life, then returns home to live (often as a result of the economy, but possibly due to irresponsibility of some kind) Blamestorming - usually in a business setting, the act of attempting to identify who was to blame for a failure or problem, rather than trying to brainstorm a solutionġ1. Bitcoin - electronic currency that can be transferred securely without the need of a third party (such as a bank or PayPal)ġ0. Bitchy resting face - the state of a face while not emoting in which the individual looks hostile or judgmentalĩ. Beer me - please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker)Ĩ. Badassery - actions or behavior that are amazing or unbelievable the act of being a badassħ. Baby bump - the protruding abdominal region of a woman when she starts to become noticeably pregnant (often creates speculation a woman is pregnant even when it’s the result of bloating or the way clothes fall)Ħ. Awesome sauce - something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce)ĥ. Askhole - an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior)Ĥ. Ann Curry-ed - being fired unexpectedly and/or without causeģ. A crapella - singing (badly) while listening to music through headphonesĢ. Warning: Some strong language ahead (NSFW)ġ. In honor of our ever-changing English language, here are the big pop culture words we think everyone needs to know. However, many (including some of the words below) have since been added to more traditional dictionaries - and others may have been in old-school dictionaries first, but the peeps at Urban Dictionary just defined them better. Of course, being the crowdsourced slang resource that it is, none of the words were actually invented by Urban Dictionary. As raunchy as it can be at times, Urban Dictionary has gone mainstream - I mean, it’s even used in some courtrooms to define culturally acceptable slang terms.
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