# researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends

Searches Urban Dictionary through Apify for slang and cultural terms. Use it to inspect meme language, social media wording, or brand-related vocabulary.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 796 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends

## What it does

The skill sends keywords or Urban Dictionary search URLs to Apify’s Urban Dictionary Scraper. The agent receives definitions, usage examples, authors, vote counts, and dates. You can query several terms and cap the result set with `maxItems`.

It can run through `scripts/run_actor.js`, the REST API, or Apify MCP when that tool is available. Output may be shown as a table or written to CSV and JSON files. A `customMapFunction` can reshape each returned object, while the ranking logic weighs community approval, positive votes, and recency.

Urban Dictionary includes adult material by default, so professional workflows need a downstream content filter. REST requests require `APIFY_TOKEN`; local execution uses the Node.js script `scripts/run_actor.js`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- look up an internet slang term
- compare definitions for several keywords
- collect real usage examples
- track wording around a brand

## Example prompts
- Look up `slay`, `rizz`, and `no cap` in Urban Dictionary, return five entries, and rank them by community response.
- Research the term `brandname` and save the collected definitions to `results.json`.
- Search these keywords and remove adult entries before summarizing the results.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends
description: >
  Extracts slang definitions, cultural terms, and crowd-sourced meanings from Urban Dictionary
  using apidojo's Urban Dictionary Scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: look up internet
  slang terms, find how Gen Z or millennials define a word, research cultural vocabulary or meme
  terminology, understand what a term means on social media, analyze slang used in brand monitoring,
  find crowd-sourced definitions for multiple keywords, or track how language is evolving around a
  topic or brand name. Returns word, definition, usage example, author, upvotes, downvotes, and date.
  Ideal for brand researchers, social media analysts, content teams, and cultural marketers.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/urbandictionary-scraper
---

# Researching Internet Slang And Cultural Trends

---

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Urban Dictionary search URLs |
| `keywords` | array | Optional | `[]` | Keywords/slang terms to search |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum definitions to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## How to Run

### Using run_actor.js (recommended)

```bash
# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper" --input '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}' --output results.json --format json
```

### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}'
```

If Apify MCP is available:
Use the Apify MCP `call_actor` tool with actor `apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper` and the input above.

---

## Scoring & Ranking

Score each definition by:
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