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Is the urban dictionary an official dictionary?

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Answer 1:

There aren't really any "official" English dictionaries.

Answer 2:

Heck no! I wish someone would use urban dictionary as their resources for a project if they did they'd get an F along with a citation/referral for racial slurs or completely misleading "facts"

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