The witness may chillax: Urban Dictionary cited in court
Crowdsourced definitions from the popular site have recently been permitted on the stand—so much for order in the court.
Urban Dictionary, simply put, is the greatest collection of slang on the Internet. Definitions are submitted and voted on by users.
Not only is it wildly popular when it comes to documenting the latest colloquialisms—or, more precisely, what the kids are saying these days—but at least one Urban Dictionary definition has been cited in a court of law.
From The New York Times:
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