Urban Dictionary

Urban Dictionary Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch

Urban Dictionary is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Urban Dictionary. Rated 4.5/5 from 3,527 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.

Rating: 4.5; 3.5K ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 25 MB; Age 17+
Updated: Sep 2; 2026 · v4.0.0

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About Urban Dictionary

Urban Dictionary is the people-powered dictionary of slang, culture, and how people really talk. Explore definitions written and voted on by the community: • Discover the Urban Word of the Day • Search any word, phrase, or saying • Get suggestions while you type • Find something unexpected with Random • Tap linked terms to keep exploring • Save your favorite definitions • Hear words pronounced aloud • Vote on definitions • Share definitions with friends • Choose light or dark mode Language changes every day. Urban Dictionary helps you keep up—and define your world.

Ratings & reviews

4.5

3.5K ratings

5 ★ 79% 4 ★ 9% 3 ★ 3% 2 ★ 2% 1 ★ 8%

What’s new

Version 4.0.0 · Updated September 2, 2026

Urban Dictionary has been rebuilt from scratch as a fast, reliable native app. This release introduces a new design, Word of the Day, autocomplete search, recent searches, random discovery, favorites, pronunciation audio, voting, sharing, dark mode, and playful gestures and haptics throughout.

App privacy

The developer, Urban Dictionary, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Identifiers: Device ID
Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data

Used for: App Functionality

App details

Urban Dictionary is a free Reference app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Urban Dictionary. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 3,527 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 15.0 or later and is 25 MB to download. It was first released on December 14, 2012 and last updated on September 2, 2026.

Category: Reference
Rating: 4.5 / 5 (3,527 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 4.0.0
Size: 25 MB
Requires: iOS 15.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 17+
Released: December 14, 2012
Last updated: September 2, 2026
Developer: Urban Dictionary

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