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Urban Dictionary: The Internet's Unofficial Slang Authority

UrbanDictionary.com is a nifty website that attempts to define the ever-evolving world of slang. Among other things, they offer an expression each day. Today's is "power outage baby." Their definition:

"Years ago, the power went out in San Francisco for a long time. Nine months later, there was a certain increase in birthrate. If you were born nine months after a power outage, you are a power outage baby."

The website offers more than just definitions, though. Since there's no way to officially regulate slang, you can vote on whether a term and its definition is legit or not. (At the time I am writing this, "power outage baby" has 365 thumbs up, and 216 thumbs down.)

You can also submit your own terms and definitions, chat with other lovers o' slang, and, of course, order the book: Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined.

What Happened to Wordsplash?

Ugh!

For two years, I waited to launch this blog until I really had time to devote to it... or so I thought. But with two book deadlines and a vacation in Vietnam, I've been lax in my blogging here. (You can read about my Vietnam trip on my travel and humor blog, Dave Fox's Outbursts.)

So I'm going to attempt to make a worthy return now and get blogging again. I head out for my annual season of overseas tour guiding soon, which leaves little time for writing, but I will post as time allows.