Plagiarism

Intellectual copyright theft of the worst kind, or passing off; a ripe forgery in the literary sphere; taking something one took the time and trouble to write out again in a slightly different form and claiming it as one’s own inimitable work as coming from the sweat of one’s brow, and so then, in some vital respect, it must be one’s own work, if only because if one took the time and trouble to do it again in a slightly different way then it must be one’s own intellectual copyright material to do with as one wishes, and so legally, in consequence, it is therefore still intellectual theft from its original owner, and decidedly so also, but then becomes serious only if it is found out.

It was not that the author disagreed with what was written one jot, as he has written it himself, it was that someone else had taken it and published it in his own name, which was plagiarism of the worst kind, and especially so since its original author had not been paid a penny for it either.

by Zamboozee April 5, 2011

plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous boundaries.

Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous boundaries.

by Red~ September 19, 2011

The Windows Plague

A plague that seems to have infected millions of people around the world, it's one known effect is lulling people into the false belief that PC's are better than Mac's. It may sound silly but is an increasing problem having enormous effects on todays society. The one known cure to this malicious disease is an iPod.

Dave: I like my PC cos it runs the best operating system in the world Windows on it.

Harry: Hah looks like you've still got The Windows Plague, here check this out, (hands Dave an iPod)

Dave: Wha-? This is genius! Must of been made by Microsoft.

Harry: -_-; *sigh*

by An On E Mouse February 17, 2008

plagiarism

From Wikipedia: "is the practice of claiming, or implying, original authorship or incorporating material from someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into ones own without adequate acknowledgment."

What I'm doing is not plagiarism because I acknowledged Wikipedia as a direct source of the information and I quoted what I took from the article. There's a world of difference.

-"You know, Family Guy wouldn't be accused of plagiarism if they just admitted to the fact that they copy The Simpsons all the time."
-"It'd still sucks ass, though."
-"I totally agree with you."

by bobertdude August 1, 2007

plagiarism

To copy something without paying notice to the actual writer.

The biggest example of plagiarism in TV is Family Guy, off of The Simpsons

by giggety May 2, 2006

plague status

A substitute for the word "sick," as used in the context of something being impressive. Most commonly used by extreme sports enthusiasts.

Did you see that kickflip to lipslide? That was so plague status!

by John McPain April 9, 2010

Irish plague

Irish plague: alcoholism

My granny died of the Irish plague.

by author September 28, 2006