WATCH: Parody Video Gives a New Definition of 'Sochi'

This video might have you clutching your pearls with its new definition of the word "Sochi."

February 01 2014 4:00 AM EST

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Thanks to synth pop band, Potpourri of Pearls, the word "Sochi" can be added to the Urban Dictionary. In response to the anti-gay laws in Russia, the band has enlisted the help of transgender performance artist, Justin Vivian Bond, to make the word seem more, um, pleasurable. What's the new definition of the word? Watch the video below to find out. Just don't watch it at work.

Watch the music video for "Sochi" below:

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WATCH: Parody Video Gives a New Definition of 'Sochi'

This video might have you clutching your pearls with its new definition of the word "Sochi."

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