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Wikipenis

A know it all person who acts like a dick when communicating a fact.
Why does Bill act like a wikipenis all the time.
by Supertrooper6969 November 24, 2010
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The Wikipedia Effect

The Wikipedia Effect is the tendancy for inquisitive people to become caught in an endless series of pages on the popular open-encyclopedia, "Wikipedia", to which they are forced to read every single page they've opened.

This tends to happen thanks to Wikipedia's inter-linking model, which links important words in a particular article, to an entire article on that word. The trend can then easily cascade from there, ending in dozens of pages that a user finds interesting.
"Don't you just love The Wikipedia Effect? It sure is a good way to stave off boredom."
by ceosion December 24, 2008
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Wikus Van De Merwe

A Badass MNU employee in the 2009 Movie "District 9"

His hobbies include papercraft, speaking in a Dutch South-African accent, evicting Aliens from slums, and splattering MNU special-ops guys with AWESOME Prawn weaponry.

After getting sprayed in the face by some cool ferrofluid stuff, he starts getting some mad nasty side-effects, and the story grows from there.
Wikus Van De Merwe: Get your fokkin' tentacles out of my face!

Wikus Van De Merwe: Hello, little one! Its the sweety man coming!
by A Twist Of The Insane August 26, 2009
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wikignome

A WikiGnomeis a wiki user who makes useful incremental edits without clamouring for attention. WikiGnomes work behind the scenes of a wiki, tying up little loose ends and making things run more smoothly. Examples of WikiGnome-like behavior include fixing typos, correcting poor grammar, creating redirects, adding categories, and repairing broken links. Typical behaviors are ticking the "This is a minor edit" box before saving any edit, and not providing an edit summary. The WikiGnome is the original example of WikiFauna, having originated in the first wiki WikiWikiWeb. WikiGnomes are also known as WikiGardeners. WikiGnomes have a humble and very unassuming nature, yet Wikipedians should know that they still need to be told that their work is valued from time to time. If WikiGnomes don't occasionally feel the love from the people whom their work has helped, they might sneak into the kitchens of such users at night and sit on their dairy products. Their needs are modest in this regard, however, and it only takes a brief word to them once in a while to avert such an unfortunate event.
WikiGnomes love to work in the shadows making what are called minor edits in various nooks and corners of Wikipedia. Look at recent changes and you may even spot one at work.

WikiGnomes who are feeling familial or desirous of a grander sense of purpose often adopt a typo, gaining fulfillment by raising themselves into existence on the article namespace. Of course, editors are encouraged to garner up some courage and come into the light of day as a gesture of open friendliness and make their edits in a straightforward manner without being afraid of what others think.
by yyuryyubicuryy4me September 8, 2018
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wikification

The verification of a disputed point through the use of www.wikipedia.org.
You said 'Friends' was a spinoff of 'Mad About You'?
We need to get some wikification on that.
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wikipedia regurgita

The act of copying and pasting information from Wikipedia and passing it of as legitimate research.
Teacher: "Okay kids, I want you to write a history of World War II and I don't want any wikipedia regurgita."
by lightningbaroness December 1, 2010
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wikiwhat

The need for Wikipedia to understand what is being said.
Wikiwhat are you talking about?
by Spanx01 November 9, 2020
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