Wikifari

A prolonged visit to wikipedia during which contextual links are followed until the user is reading pages that have nothing to do with the original subject they sought. Particularly exciting wikifaris end up coming back to the original page at some point.

OMG! I went on the most incredible wikifari last night! I started with Nirvana, got all the way to osmotic pressure, and then, 5 hours later, I was at Nirvana again!

Man, there's a test coming up, I better go on a wikifari.

by Sam Chew Chin November 16, 2006

wikifarming

Using Wikipedia to unearth tidbits of knowledge for the purpose of bringing them up in conversation, in a despondent effort to make oneself seem smarter.
Typical subjects of wikifarming include theoretical physics, trivia from sitcoms, basic psychology, the works of Nostradamus, Shakespeare's tragedies, statistics from practically any organized sport (most often football or baseball), the Renaissance, and pretty much anything that could make one appear more knowledgeable in front of the right people. Usually fails.

A. "I was doing some research last night, and I found out that any four-dimensional object in four-dimensional space will cast a three-dimensional shadow. Turns out, most physicists agree that little, if anything, can be gained scientifically from assuming the fourth dimension to be time, but rather as another spatial axis, which is how..."

B. "Someone's been wikifarming."

by that_tall_fellow June 23, 2009

Wikitarded

Reliant upon wiki-style sources for new information. Unable to generate or locate facts independently.

"Don't ask John. He's wikitarded."

by Cory McMillen March 20, 2007

wikiwander

The process in which a user logs on to Wikipedia to research a specific topic, only to find themselves on a completely unrelated topic several hours later.

Chris: Dude, I went to Wikipedia last night to do some research for my science project.

Mike: Did you find what you were looking for?

Chris: No. I wikiwandered for four and a half hours and found myself reading about the English parliament.

by artificial_blur January 12, 2008

wiki-war

Territorial wars over particular webpages on wikipedia. This happens the most when a moderator feels that a particular page is 'theirs', and they feel they know best what should be on that page. Any moderator who consistently reverts a wikipage because they don't like the data that someone adds (even if it is valid), is fueling a wiki-war.

Dude, that moderator has been waging wiki-war on the global warming page! He reverted all the information I added, for the third time!

by Ismirth May 29, 2007

wikiwatch

in lieu of actually watching a movie or television show, reading the plot summary available on wikipedia. Often done by people with limited free time, or limited attention spans.

Yeah, I saw Fried Green Tomatoes...well, I didn't really SEE it, but I wikiwatched it.

I don't have time to watch the whole thing, but I'll wikiwatch it during class.

by Shalayna February 24, 2010

Wikiwanderung

The act of reading through a series of often only tangentially related entries on Wikipedia by following interesting hyperlinks. Often takes up a surprising amount of time.

"What did you do today?"
"Oh I wasted the entire afternoon on one massive Wikiwanderung starting at the 'Tacoma Narrows Bridge' and ending up at 'Fatal Hilarity'."

by Woesinger July 25, 2008