A local meaning
needs a visible record.
LocalMean separates what an expression means from how confident the record is, where it applies, and what still needs verification.
- Starter sample
- 9 entries in the current dataset
“A clean definition is not enough when place, generation, register, and speaker identity can change the meaning.”
Four states, no hidden certainty.
Status labels describe the editorial record—not the cultural importance of the word.
Starter sample
Demonstrates structure and interface. It must not be mistaken for a publication-ready researched entry.
Community submitted
Includes a place, definition, and natural examples, but still awaits independent checking.
Locally reviewed
A speaker familiar with the relevant place or speech community has checked the wording and examples.
Source verified
The entry also records reliable regional references or documented usage that readers can inspect.
What every production entry should answer.
- Place
- Which city, island, region, neighborhood, or speech community is actually being described?
- Meaning
- What is the plain-language local sense, without keyword padding or circular wording?
- Register
- Is it informal, affectionate, dated, coarse, professional, playful, or context-sensitive?
- Scope
- Where does the description stop being reliable? Which speakers or situations may differ?
- Evidence
- Who reviewed it, or which reliable regional references support the record?
- Revision
- When was it last updated, and how can a reader suggest a correction?
Disagreement is data.
Regional language rarely has a single owner. Corrections should preserve competing or narrower usages rather than overwrite them without explanation.
- 01Identify the entry
Link to the exact regional meaning and say which sentence or field needs attention.
- 02Name the local difference
Describe the place, generation, register, or situation where usage changes.
- 03Add natural evidence
Provide a real example, local review, or inspectable regional source.