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."
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
Get the Wikipedia Scholarmug. 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!!!!!"
"WIKIPEDIA THAT SHIT!!!!!"
"When is Immortal Technique's next album gonna drop?
"WIKIPEDIA THAT SHIT!!!!!"
by nfm jray March 11, 2008
Get the wikipedia that shitmug. 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.
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!
- Oh! You mean Wikipedia Nonsense! Of course I know!
by Rosebud90 September 21, 2009
Get the Wikipedia Nonsensemug. 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"!
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
Get the Wikipedia-edmug. 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."
"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
Get the Professor Wikipediamug. 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
Get the Wikipedia Syndromemug. The state of continually following links from page to page on Wikipedia researching topics that grow progressively distant from the original page.
I started out looking for info on wombats and got stuck in wikipedia limbo. Six hours later I was reading about ancient Rome.
by A. M. Delmont December 9, 2008
Get the Wikipedia Limbomug.