Where one goes on Wikipedia and searches a topic then they click on a hyper-link within that topic and read about that topic and keep clicking on hyper-links and so on. thus making your self caught in a wiki-web.
I'm sorry I was late, I was up last night on Wikipedia reading about hippies then I clicked on a hyper-link about LSD and then I clicked on another about Tye dye shirts, i just got caught in a wiki-web.
by MatchedPlayer July 20, 2010
Get the wiki-web mug.The horrible conundrum of being stuck on a Wikipedia page after hitting the back button a considerable amount of times.
by Starpunk7 August 24, 2010
Get the Wiki Trap mug.Somebody who only has a superficial knowledge of topics, which they have gained through using Wikipedia
wikikid: That's impossible! Wikipedia doesn't list a contrast ratio for your phone.
Person with proper education: Contrast is measured against true black, so it is possible to have an immeasurable contrast ration. Sorry, wikikid.
Person with proper education: Contrast is measured against true black, so it is possible to have an immeasurable contrast ration. Sorry, wikikid.
by CobraCommanderson April 23, 2011
Get the wikikid mug.Extending the metaphor of "surfing" the internet, a Wikipedia rip current is the phenomenon of browsing Wikipedia and getting side tracked for hours by clicking related links.
I got stuck in a Wikipedia rip current, I started reading about the civil war then three hours later I found myself reading about butterflies.
by fmgugle4 July 22, 2011
Get the Wikipedia rip current mug.Refers to the false feeling of superiority one gets from correcting someone else by looking something up online, despite the fact the person making the correction did not actually know the answer prior to looking it up. Especially applicable during board games involving trivia.
The correction must be delivered smugly as the term does not apply to genuine attempts to share accurate information.
The correction must be delivered smugly as the term does not apply to genuine attempts to share accurate information.
A: "What is the largest country?"
B: "China."
A: "That's not the right answer."
A: "Well, what is it then?"
(A looks up the answer on a smart phone.)
A: Smugly replies, "It's Russia."
B: "Get off your wikipodium, you didn't know either."
B: "China."
A: "That's not the right answer."
A: "Well, what is it then?"
(A looks up the answer on a smart phone.)
A: Smugly replies, "It's Russia."
B: "Get off your wikipodium, you didn't know either."
by Triviaphile November 7, 2011
Get the wikipodium mug.Jim hadn't done any research on Guatemala, but he took a wikipoodia as soon as we arrived at the hotel, and Now he's an expert on Antiguan history.
by MikalR December 28, 2019
Get the wikipoodia mug.noun. An adventure through wikipedia, usually started by looking something specific up, but eventually taking hours and only ending when the articles get too boring or you force yourself to stop. Related to a wikiwander, but usually with more zeal or interest.
My boss gave me the day off and I was looking something up, but it turned into a wikiventure. I ended up wasting the whole day, but it was worth it!
We have a few hours to kill; let's go on a wikiventure!
We have a few hours to kill; let's go on a wikiventure!
by alias1 July 31, 2006
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