diff --git a/commands/general/urbanDictionary.js b/commands/general/urbanDictionary.js
index c5ff471..ab9455c 100644
--- a/commands/general/urbanDictionary.js
+++ b/commands/general/urbanDictionary.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { SlashCommandBuilder, EmbedBuilder } = require("discord.js");
 const axios = require("axios");
+const Definition = require("../../models/UrbanDictionary");
 
 module.exports = {
   data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
@@ -12,40 +13,62 @@ module.exports = {
         .setRequired(true)
     ),
   async execute(interaction, client) {
-    const term = interaction.options.getString("term");
-    const url = `https://mashape-community-urban-dictionary.p.rapidapi.com/define?term=${encodeURIComponent(
-      term
-    )}`;
-
-    const options = {
-      method: "GET",
-      url: url,
-      headers: {
-        "X-RapidAPI-Key": "272f95b62amsh3dddd28f7289395p1bd2a9jsna5ee0dd5d9ea", // public API key please dont shout at me, https://rapidapi.com/community/api/urban-dictionary/playground/53aa4f68e4b07e1f4ebeb2b0
-        "X-RapidAPI-Host": "mashape-community-urban-dictionary.p.rapidapi.com",
-      },
-    };
+    const term = interaction.options.getString("term").toLowerCase();
+    const guild = interaction.guild;
+    const serverName = guild.name;
+    const serverIcon = guild.iconURL();
+    let source = "API";
 
     try {
-      const response = await axios.request(options);
-      const data = response.data;
+      // Check if the term exists in the database
+      let definition = await Definition.findOne({ term });
 
-      if (data.list.length === 0) {
-        return await interaction.reply({
-          content: "🚫 No definitions found.",
-          ephemeral: true,
+      if (!definition) {
+        // If definition is not found, fetch from the API
+        const url = `https://mashape-community-urban-dictionary.p.rapidapi.com/define?term=${encodeURIComponent(
+          term
+        )}`;
+
+        const options = {
+          method: "GET",
+          url: url,
+          headers: {
+            "X-RapidAPI-Key": process.env.RAPIDAPI_KEY, // everything started shouting at me so lets just save the key in the .env file
+            "X-RapidAPI-Host":
+              "mashape-community-urban-dictionary.p.rapidapi.com",
+          },
+        };
+
+        const response = await axios.request(options);
+        const data = response.data;
+
+        if (data.list.length === 0) {
+          return await interaction.reply({
+            content: "🚫 No definitions found.",
+            ephemeral: true,
+          });
+        }
+
+        // Save the new definition to the database
+        definition = new Definition({
+          term,
+          definition: data.list[0].definition,
+          example: data.list[0].example || "No example provided",
+          author: data.list[0].author || "Unknown",
+          thumbs_up: data.list[0].thumbs_up || 0,
+          thumbs_down: data.list[0].thumbs_down || 0,
         });
+
+        await definition.save();
+      } else {
+        // If found in the database, set source to "Database"
+        source = "Database";
       }
 
-      const definition = data.list[0];
-      const author = definition.author || "Unknown"; // Default if author info is missing
-      const guild = interaction.guild;
-      const serverName = guild.name;
-      const serverIcon = guild.iconURL();
-
+      // Create and send the embed message
       const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
         .setColor("#3498db")
-        .setTitle(`📚 Definition of: **${definition.word}**`)
+        .setTitle(`📚 Definition of: **${definition.term}**`)
         .setDescription(definition.definition)
         .setThumbnail(
           "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Urban_Dictionary_Logo.svg/1200px-Urban_Dictionary_Logo.svg.png"
@@ -63,22 +86,22 @@ module.exports = {
           },
           {
             name: "✍️ Submitted by",
-            value: author,
+            value: definition.author || "Unknown",
             inline: false,
           }
         )
         .setFooter({
-          text: `Powered by Urban Dictionary | ${serverName}`,
+          text: `${serverName} | Source: ${source}`,
           iconURL: serverIcon,
         })
         .setTimestamp();
 
       await interaction.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Error fetching Urban Dictionary term:", error);
+      console.error("Error processing Urban Dictionary term:", error);
       await interaction.reply({
         content:
-          "⚠️ There was an error while fetching the term. Please try again later.",
+          "⚠️ There was an error while processing the term. Please try again later.",
         ephemeral: true,
       });
     }
diff --git a/models/UrbanDictionary.js b/models/UrbanDictionary.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55d0676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/UrbanDictionary.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+
+const definitionSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  term: { type: String, required: true, unique: true, trim: true },
+  definition: { type: String, required: true },
+  example: { type: String, default: "No example provided" },
+  author: { type: String, default: "Unknown" },
+  thumbs_up: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+  thumbs_down: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+});
+
+const Definition = mongoose.model("Definition", definitionSchema);
+
+module.exports = Definition;