A college class that neither the professor or the students care about. This term gets its name from professors reading Wikipedia articles in their lectures and from students using Wikipedia for their research. These classes are a load of bullshit.
by oakenbaum May 30, 2011
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Student 1: How’d you figure out #8 on the homework?
Student 2: I just looked it up on Wikipedia
Teacher: EVERYBODY IN THIS CLASSROOM IS EXPELLED NEVER SAY THAT WORD EVER AGAIN OR THERE WILL BE MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES
Student 2: I just looked it up on Wikipedia
Teacher: EVERYBODY IN THIS CLASSROOM IS EXPELLED NEVER SAY THAT WORD EVER AGAIN OR THERE WILL BE MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES
by stubbyelm.png September 9, 2020
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A concept describing someone supporting the Idea of believing everything that is on the Wikipedia. A form of authoritarianism. Wikipedianists are people who worship Wikipedia. Usually pseudointellectuals thinking they are smarter because they read Wikipedia.
- Do you watch BBC?
- Yeah, it's one of the most reliable sources in the world. It told me that when I will get vaxxed i will get superpowers
- Where did you read that?
- On Wikipedia
- But do you know that that isn't reliable source, right? If you will continue believing everything here, that would mean you are becoming a Wikipedianist, someone supporting the idea of Wikipedianism
- Yeah, it's one of the most reliable sources in the world. It told me that when I will get vaxxed i will get superpowers
- Where did you read that?
- On Wikipedia
- But do you know that that isn't reliable source, right? If you will continue believing everything here, that would mean you are becoming a Wikipedianist, someone supporting the idea of Wikipedianism
by t00c00lforscho00l March 21, 2022
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A free encyclopedia where average people can make an account and rant with false information about people or things that they hate, and naive Americans will pass it as truth because they're too lazy to look for a more reliable source.
"I learned on Wikipedia that Austin Winkler of the rock band Hinder was gay! Wikipedia is a reliable source, so it must be true!"
"My school has an article on Wikipedia. It's North Adams High School, located in Seaman, Ohio. The principal is Mr. Waffle and the vice principal is Mr. Horny."
"According the the intellectual source of Wikipedia, Adolf Hitler died by being attacked by a bear. I always thought it was something along the lines of committing suicide while in hiding, but who am I to criticize the wisdom of Wikipedia?"
"My school has an article on Wikipedia. It's North Adams High School, located in Seaman, Ohio. The principal is Mr. Waffle and the vice principal is Mr. Horny."
"According the the intellectual source of Wikipedia, Adolf Hitler died by being attacked by a bear. I always thought it was something along the lines of committing suicide while in hiding, but who am I to criticize the wisdom of Wikipedia?"
by hekifier March 28, 2009
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Get the wikipediaed mug.A person who jumps in on forums who has little meaningful understanding of the topic being discussed and quickly educates themselves via Wikipedia.com. Usually, but not always, these individuals post "points" for debate in the same order as they appear on Wikipedia (a dead give away).
Person 1: Wow! Joe Shmoe sure knows a lot about XYZ...
Person 2: If you look it up on Wikipedia it is even in the order XYZ, just another wikipedia scholar; no real knowledge, thoughts or opinions of their own...
or
Person 1: I didn't realize so and so knew so much about string theory.
Person 2: Yeah, he likes impressing people with his education as a Wikipedia Scholar.
Person 2: If you look it up on Wikipedia it is even in the order XYZ, just another wikipedia scholar; no real knowledge, thoughts or opinions of their own...
or
Person 1: I didn't realize so and so knew so much about string theory.
Person 2: Yeah, he likes impressing people with his education as a Wikipedia Scholar.
by Dan James March 11, 2008
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