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Wikifari 

A prolonged visit to wikipedia during which contextual links are followed until the user is reading pages that have nothing to do with the original subject they sought. Particularly exciting wikifaris end up coming back to the original page at some point.
OMG! I went on the most incredible wikifari last night! I started with Nirvana, got all the way to osmotic pressure, and then, 5 hours later, I was at Nirvana again!

Man, there's a test coming up, I better go on a wikifari.
Wikifari by Sam Chew Chin November 16, 2006
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wikifail 

Being failed on a paper/essay/project for using wikipedia as your main source of research.
Jane used wikipedia to write her essay, but her teacher wikifailed her for not having good sources.
wikifail by OmgIconoclast November 4, 2007

Wikifarianism 

An offset of Atheism, the belief that more can be learned from Wikipedia than any religion or God.
Person 1: Yo dude so I heard you're an Atheist?
Person 2: No man I follow Wikifarianism.
Person 1: What the hell does that mean?
Person 2: I worship the sacred scripture of the Random Article page.
Wikifarianism by Goldenx7 June 16, 2009

wikifarming 

Using Wikipedia to unearth tidbits of knowledge for the purpose of bringing them up in conversation, in a despondent effort to make oneself seem smarter.
Typical subjects of wikifarming include theoretical physics, trivia from sitcoms, basic psychology, the works of Nostradamus, Shakespeare's tragedies, statistics from practically any organized sport (most often football or baseball), the Renaissance, and pretty much anything that could make one appear more knowledgeable in front of the right people. Usually fails.
A. "I was doing some research last night, and I found out that any four-dimensional object in four-dimensional space will cast a three-dimensional shadow. Turns out, most physicists agree that little, if anything, can be gained scientifically from assuming the fourth dimension to be time, but rather as another spatial axis, which is how..."

B. "Someone's been wikifarming."
wikifarming by that_tall_fellow June 23, 2009

Wikifriend

A friend whose mind or opinion on something can be changed simply by an opposing comment.
Bill: That movie wasn't too amazing.

Kiefer: I thought it was pretty good.

Bill: Yeah, me too.

Kiefer: Nice to have a wikifriend like you.
Wikifriend by Tamer Sutherland October 9, 2008

Wikifail 

Teacher (accusingly): "Where did you get that information from?"

Student (sheepishly): "wikipedia"

Teacher: ...

Student (in quick self-defense): "Wikifail!"
Wikifail by SherlockRebecca May 24, 2010

WikiFriend

A friend whose opinion of a movie or song is swayed by what other people/The Internet says, regardless of how they feel.
Frank: I really liked that movie
Bob: I hated that movie
Frank: Yeah, me too
Bob: You're such a WikiFriend! Just make your own opinion.
WikiFriend by Thelonious Bone October 19, 2010
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
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