Is Shakopee Worse Than Prior Lake? Urban Dictionary Users are Talking Smack

Although Shakopee is a friendly, welcoming, close-knit community, some people on the outside of town view it differently.

Patch searched UrbanDictionary.com to see what others were posting about Shakopee.

Urban Dictionary is an online dictionary of slang words and phrases written by the site’s visitors.  Its Visitors may submit definitions without registering, but they must provide a valid e-mail address to facilitate the submission process.

Although they may seem offensive, satire is used in almost all of the definitions on the site. Nonetheless, some of the posts are actually offensive. Others are charmingly boosterish.

Here are excerpts about Shakopee posted on UrbanDictionary.com.

A town in MN that sucks at all sports compaired to Prior Lake

"Shakopee sucks so bad at everything they do."

A town in Minnesota that has the most school spirit ever! They are amazing in Basketball! When you come to shakopee you will never want to leave. By the way... Prior Lake has REALLLLLY bad sportsman ship!

"You went to shakopee? Ah man im Jealous! Bring me next time!"

A really cool town in Scott County, Minnesota, that has everything you could possibly want in a town in Minnesota. It has shopping centers, but also has many farms and a small town feel. Many of the houses in downtown Shakopee were originally farmhouses, and some of the buildings are over 100 years old! There is a ton of history packed into this small town, and once you visit, you'll never want to leave!Girl #1: What should we do today?

Girl #2: How about we go shopping!

Girl #3: No, let's go to a small town where everyone is friendly,

Girl #1: We can go to Shakopee! It has all that and more!