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Wikipedia Scholar

A person who attempts to demonstrate knowledge obtained by searching on Wikipedia. This person has no legitimate degree from an accredited institution in said subject/topic, but will use the online encyclopedia to prove their point on the topic being discussed.

After reading a ridiculous comment from someone that posted a link:

"Oh look, a Wikipedia Scholar is trying to prove himself again."
"Oh the Wikipedia Scholar thinks be correct, because he thinks he has a good source of information."
by Luddz May 8, 2015
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wikipedia that shit

A phrase used in conversation when two or more people stumble upon a topic they know little about and want to discuss it accurately.
"Dudeee... What are the weed laws in Alaska?"
"WIKIPEDIA THAT SHIT!!!!!"

"When is Immortal Technique's next album gonna drop?
"WIKIPEDIA THAT SHIT!!!!!"
by nfm jray March 11, 2008
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Wikipedia Nonsense

The nickname William Beckett, singer of The Academy Is, gave to his daughter Genevieve. For two years, he denied her existence, calling her “Wikipedia nonsense”, hence her nickname.
He however confirmed her existence in an interview for AP magazine.
- Have you heard? William Beckett admitted he has a two-year-old kid called Genevieve!

- Oh! You mean Wikipedia Nonsense! Of course I know!
by Rosebud90 September 21, 2009
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Wikipedia-ed

v. the act of shutting down your opponent's argument by looking up the correct information on wikipedia.
Meg: "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" was totally coined on SATC.

Samir: "I just looked it up and it was a song released in 2001"

Meg: "Dude, you totally wikipedia-ed me"!
by MePa February 12, 2010
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Professor Wikipedia

A term used by college students to save some embarrassment of telling their professor that they used wikipedia as a source
"Did you hear MAx's excuse for his bad bibliography?"
"No, what'd he put?"
"He listed a Professor Wikipedia lecture on chemistry as one of his sources!"
"Wow. What a lame excuse. The teacher won't buy it."
by Maudlin La An May 4, 2010
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Wikipedia Syndrome

The act of going to a site with the intention of looking up one piece of information, and instead finding yourself on one or more articles that have nothing to do with what you had originally come for. Stems from Wikipedia linking to articles within articles.
by Moatihar January 6, 2009
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wikipedia journey

(n) When you start looking something up on wikipedia (usually something meaningful for a class or work) and end up clicking link after link of related topics in each article, until you've ended up on something completely unrelated and wasted a large amount of time on information you forget 1 hour later.
I started looking up micro albumin but went on a three hour wikipedia journey until I ended up on anal intercourse.
by Kumbo January 10, 2012
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