Wikipedia Limbo

The state of continually following links from page to page on Wikipedia researching topics that grow progressively distant from the original page.

I started out looking for info on wombats and got stuck in wikipedia limbo. Six hours later I was reading about ancient Rome.

by A. M. Delmont December 9, 2008

wikipedia journey

(n) When you start looking something up on wikipedia (usually something meaningful for a class or work) and end up clicking link after link of related topics in each article, until you've ended up on something completely unrelated and wasted a large amount of time on information you forget 1 hour later.

I started looking up micro albumin but went on a three hour wikipedia journey until I ended up on anal intercourse.

by Kumbo January 10, 2012

Wikipedia Whore

A person who excessively overuses the website Wikipedia.

Tom: Craig... You're such a Wikipedia Whore! How the hell can you overuse Wikipedia! It's userbased!!

Craig: You're userbased!

Tom: That doesn't make any sense ...

by Info-nator October 23, 2007

Wikipedia Tingle

The sudden, unexplained urge to visit Wikipedia to test the validity an unknown definition or questionable fact.

Polar bears are left handed? I didn't know that, wait, I just felt the Wikipedia tingle, let me look that up.

by FWMFTW July 6, 2008

Wikipedia-Spree

A Wikipedia-Spree is an extend period of time in which an individual constantly reads Wikipedia pages, jumping from one page to the next, motivated by curiosity. Usually the individual has no intentions of reading any of the Wikipedia pages they do read. The individual often looses track of time, only to find himself much more knowledge-full about useless knowledge.

"I totally didn't get my assignment done last night, I ended up going on a huge Wikipedia-spree for hours. On a brighter note I now know that the oldest hotel in the world was established in the year 718."

by Corn-pop March 23, 2010

Wikipedi-duh

A response referencing an obvious source of information.

"I can't believe how much Jack Black looks like Paul Revere."
"How do you know what Paul Revere looks like?"

"Wikipedi-duh."

by Jenodd March 23, 2011

wikipedestrian

A term to describe an individual who initially accesses Wikipedia for reference purposes, but after navigating through interesting wiki links finds themselves minus half a day and plus a growing collection of Wikipedia windows; each spanning vastly different topics.

John: I was using Wikipedia to find info on a band I like; next thing I knew it was four hours later and I had 30 Wikipedia windows open.
Jane: You're such a wikipedestrian.
John: This is never going to catch on.
Jane: That's because you're not selling it, 'find info on a band'? Please, that sounds so fake.

by Grae September 6, 2005