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.
Man, there's a test coming up, I better go on a wikifari.
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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.
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.
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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.
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."
B. "Someone's been wikifarming."
by that_tall_fellow June 23, 2009
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Kiefer: I thought it was pretty good.
Bill: Yeah, me too.
Kiefer: Nice to have a wikifriend like you.
Kiefer: I thought it was pretty good.
Bill: Yeah, me too.
Kiefer: Nice to have a wikifriend like you.
by Tamer Sutherland October 9, 2008
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Student (sheepishly): "wikipedia"
Teacher: ...
Student (in quick self-defense): "Wikifail!"
Student (sheepishly): "wikipedia"
Teacher: ...
Student (in quick self-defense): "Wikifail!"
by SherlockRebecca May 24, 2010
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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.
Bob: I hated that movie
Frank: Yeah, me too
Bob: You're such a WikiFriend! Just make your own opinion.
by Thelonious Bone October 19, 2010
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