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wikipediate

The act of going to Wikipedia to research an item or issue.
"I'm no Iron Man scholar, so I had to Wikipediate to find out that the grey armor was Tony Stark's first and relatively crude version of his powered suit." -Lev Grossman, Nerd World blog, time.com, 04/12/07
by Ryly December 24, 2008
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Wikipedia Theory

The theory that all Wikipedia pages are somehow connected to others by links, and that you can get from one to another just by clicking links on each one.
I used the Wikipedia Theory to click my way from the article about unicorns to the one about the Apple iPad.
by kp10708 August 19, 2010
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Wikipedia Attack

Going to Wikipedia with the intention of quickly looking up some facts or background on a given topic or person and getting sucked into article after article with each article getting farther away from the topic you originally looked up. A typical Wikipedia attack will last at least 30-45 minutes.
"I'm late because I wanted to double check Whoppi Goldberg's birthday but I had a Wikipedia attack and by the time you called me to see why I was late I was reading about UPS."
by Jimmy Buffalo December 13, 2011
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wikipediaing

Going onto wikipedia and looking any word up.
Today I was wikipediaing and there was like 10 pages on cunt!

I was hardcore wikipediaing last night, I messed something up in my hand...
by omgwhtwhoami? January 27, 2009
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wikipediac

Someone who has a limited knowledge on a vast spectrum of
subjects, mainly obtained by hours of surfing Wikipedia.
This person usually retains only one or two key footnotes on
any particular subject, yet they consider themselves "smart".
Debbie: "Ughhhhh! Here comes Dave, the walking wikipediac.
I wonder what he's going to bore us with this time..."

Dave: "Did you know that state highway 143 near Salina, Ks
uses 3 different types of pavement in its 4.6 miles?"

Cherie: "Oh, Dave, you're such a wikipediac!"
by Whaaattt!!! November 23, 2011
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Wikipedia Rabbit Hole

It's not just a hole. It's a rabbit hole, akin to the one Alice fell down to Wonderland.
I enjoy falling down Wikipedia rabbit holes because I never know where I may end up.
by Desert_Dah April 25, 2016
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wokenesia

A disorder associated with wokeness. It is characterized by forgetting all relevant information to a topic because the headline du jour has ignited a wokespasm; and, other relevant facts are seemingly forgotten.

People who try too hard to demonstrate their wokeness often suffer from wokenesia because they hyper-focus on the latest outrage without looking at the big picture.
Early in the #metoo movement, a lot of people suffering from wokenesia pressured Al Franken to resign because the scale of Al's infringement was treated as if it were as severe as a rapists; even an accused rapist gets a fair trial that considers all of the facts and other contributions to society before weighing an appropriate punishment, if found guilty. Some might say Al was also suffering from wokenesia when he succumbed to the demands.
by TheGaffGiraffe January 18, 2020
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