Vukajlija

Vukajlijais a popularSerbia-based web site very similar toUrban Dictionaryin content. As such, the site mainly consists of often humorous definitions, observations and (not rarely vulgar) explanations ofslangterms from a more local point of view that the one on Urban Dictionary.

The name Vukajlija is itself aword playon Vujaklija, the surname of Serbian linguistMilan Vujaklijawhose most notable work isLexicon of foreign words and terms(Leksikon stranih reči i izraza,Лексикон страних речи и израза), first published in 1937. In theBalkans,dictionaries are often colloquially known by the names of their author and thus Vujaklija's dictionary is known asVujaklija,leading to the word play in question. Also, the similarity in names may have contributed to early popularity of the site, as a number of people searching for Vukajlija in error instead of Vujaklija reached the site.

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