insta-knowledge

Knowledge acquired through brief encounters with google, often taken from a search results page and never referenced.

Quite commonly, insta-knowledge is confused with actual knowledge which comes as a result or learning and experience. Insta-knowledge has yet to be truly recognized as it cannot yet be found on Google.

Whilst insta-knowledge can be useful if you want to know a new recipe, or clean out your carburetor, it cannot be forgotten that it does not make you a political analyst, a virologist, or a doctor.....ever.

Does he even know what he's talking about? Sounds like insta-knowledge to me.

by Jsnndrwflwrs April 21, 2020

selective knowledge

just like 'selective hearing', but with regards to having knowledge. Admitting or not, to having that knowledge, as one seems fit.

Linda was trained on each part of her new job. However, she forgot part B, so she claims she wasn't trained for it. She's using 'selective knowledge' to cover her ass.

by MugWumpy November 14, 2010

knowledge adjacent

In business, being mistaken for knowing something when you've only heard enough to be dangerous.

Go talk to Sheila. She's the one running the department. I'm just knowledge adjacent.

by Captain Audacity October 13, 2008

phantom of knowledge

A thick twat. Has absolutely no knowledge of what they are talking about and you can see straight through their bullshit.

Steve said women can't cum through oral sex because he's been told by a doctor. He's a phantom of knowledge that twat.

by Trebor J January 12, 2017

knowledge-baked

To get so high off of learning that one reaches an altered state of mind

Person 1: Hey, did you hear about what happened to Paul?
Person 2: Nah man, what happened to Paul?
Person 1: He went to a University last year and did so much school that he got knowledge-baked off his ass
Person 2: Is he alright?
Person 1: Nope, he's in a knowledge-coma now.

by HurakanIncarnate January 30, 2016

Knowledge Monkey

When you dish out an awesome bit of knowledge to people around you

Hey look at that kid, he's such a knowledge monkey!

by Unstable Mable April 23, 2011

knowledge log

Someone who has important information but refuses to do anything with it, thereby leaving that information to be as useful as a bump on a log.

Person B: Have you found out what the boss will be like?
Person A: Yep.
Person B: Can you tell me about it?
Person A: Nope!
Person B: Will you post what you found on the forums?
Person A: Also no.
Person B: Don’t be a knowledge log!

by ChameleonDragon June 24, 2018