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Ludwig Wittgenstein

The greatest philosopher of the past Century and one of the most important philosophers in history.
A genius and a radical, his work challenged the foundations of logic, reason and most importantly language.
His only complete book, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus, is the most influential work of philosophical literature since Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
by starky January 5, 2009
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witide

Short for "what is this I don't even". An incredulous exclamation of confusion, similar to "I don't even know what's going on right now"
by perkyshadowgirl January 2, 2010
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Witgang

Witgang is a group on highly dangerous individuals who hang around Beth Lagdens green house , they engage in activities such as spin the fag. The chubby wanker is known throughout witham for the legends of him being sucked off behind the decks and him bottling a dude that one time.
Fucking hell its Witgang , we best run boys
by Witgang member April 11, 2020
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wikigurgitation

(noun)

The act of laziness in paper-writing which consists of reading the wikipedia entries appropriate to one's subject, then rephrasing them and submitting them as one's own work, often betrayed by misuse of technical or subject-specific terminology, or in the case of an oral presentation, mispronunciation of key terms.
Tom's idiotic description of Churchill as "clairvoyant and somewhat shortsighted" was an obvious case of wikigurgitation.
by luckbeatsplans March 4, 2009
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Witzgall

When someone screws up a simple task in the most stupid way possible.

Also used as a safe word in bdsm
Ken really Witzgalled that TBT, he should catch that crash next time.
by Tieryal June 26, 2009
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wikigentsia

plural noun, noun
1. a group of intellectuals, the collaborative elite of an encyclopedic website where anyone can edit content.

2. people that quickly provide vast amounts of quality information on a specific topic.
A portmanteau of wiki- from the Hawaiian wikiwiki, and –gentsia from the Russian intelligéntsia.
1. The wikigentsia made sure there was masses of sweet information online at the democracy of knowledge.

2. The wikigentsia revolutionized the accessibility of information on the internet by contributing to and steering the development of the wikis of the early 21st century.

3. Only a wikigentsia would know all that.
by liquicrum October 23, 2009
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Wittgensteined

(adj.)

To have a pure and formal research interest be ridiculed by an arrogant newcomer who studied a discipline that relies on applications of your own (and may have studied your exact research as a much younger student).
I would have kept my professorship, but I was Wittgensteined by a college student who read my work with a computer engineering tutor when he was five years old.
by Epistrophy January 6, 2021
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