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Wikidiving 

The act of aimlessly clicking through links in an online wiki, such as Wikipedia, often driven by boredom and wanton curiosity. This is facilitated by the fact that most wiki's are crosslinked everywhere, so you may very well look up "Potato" and eventually wind up in "Vaginal Suppository".
I got sucked into a three hour wikidive last night, starting at "Animal farm" and winding up at "Crush Fetish."

"Wikidiving"
Wikidiving by Tom & Matt December 13, 2006
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Wikidrift 

Wikidrift is the process in which you proceed through different topics only by using the links available on that certain page.

It usually occurs when the other topic is of more interest to yourself than the one you are currently viewing, having a higher occurance when one is studying.
Guy: "I was looking for information on sausages, only to find out about brain tumors"

Girl: "You must have had a Wikidrift"
Wikidrift by Uhf December 14, 2008

wikidemia 

An academic work passed off as scholarly yet researched entirely on Wikipedia.
"An A on my English paper? That's a fine piece of Wikidemia!'
wikidemia by Andrew85 February 20, 2007
Word of the Day on March 30, 2008

Wikidiction 

An addiction to Wikipedia or other such sources of knowledge.
John: I wonder how long the average lobster lives. I'll Wikipedia it!

3 hours later...

John: Did you guys know that America has one of the highest standards of living in the world?

Joe: you have a wikidiction
Wikidiction by schizoreindeer March 30, 2010

wikidemic 

when ur on Wikipedia and u wind up on a random page after clicking on 20 links and wonder how you got to "Freudian slip".
Similar to a pornado but currently virus-free.
I was doing a research paper on the history of cockroaches in Puerto Rican households when i wound up on Cearadactylus and was like whoa, wtf, total wikidemic.
wikidemic by d.d. Pablo & Gucci Liz January 25, 2010

wikidicction 

a hopeless addiction to searching random things on wikipedia due to boredom or lack of a real life.
My boyfriend has a horrible wikidicction!
wikidicction by nikki1432 November 14, 2006
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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.

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Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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
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