One of the most commonly used word websites, Dictionary.com, has a small section at the bottom of their homepage showing popular searches of the day.
From there, it was a short hop to the repopularisation of the kind of archetypes that, in the 80s, were the preserve of boneheaded Tory MPs - not least that of the "Pram Face", defined on the website Urban Dictionary as "a girl who is a little rough round the edges and wouldn't look at all out of place at 14 years of age pushing a newborn through a council estate".
On their website, the dictionary defines it as "alert to injustice in society, especially racism".
In addition to the bot, Borenstein created a supplementary website called Dictionary of Fantastic Vocabulary, which is "a compendium of imaginary words and their uses".
In addition to the bot, which began in 2014, Borenstein just released a supplementary website called Dictionary of Fantastic Vocabulary, which is "a compendium of imaginary words and their uses".
The website urban dictionary defines "Bill Murray Story" as "an outlandish (yet plausible) story that involves you witnessing Bill Murray doing something totally unusual, often followed by him walking up to you and whispering, 'No one will ever believe you.' " Ask Murray about his reputation as the master of surreal celebrity encounters and he grimaces, not eager to explain his motivations.
Seems like a good match with Ask Sponsored Listings, an Ask.com unit which focuses on keyword targeted advertising on a rather large (+100) network of sites including properties like Match.com, TicketMaster, Ask.com, Evite, CitySearch, CNet, etc. Ask.com has also actively been purchasing valuable domain names and websites like Dictionary.com, Reference.com and Thesaurus.com.
In addition to looking up technical terms on the Sideways Dictionary website, you also can download a Google Chrome extension, and they'll also be used on The Post website.
Thanks to Peter da Silva and someone called Disappointed Optimist, I discovered a fine website called The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which is where many of these came from… 1. Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.
The online dictionary website was launched last year and is based in Glasgow, where Collins English Dictionary print editions and other best-selling reference titles are produced.
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