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wikidemic 

Someone whose seemingly-omniscient, categorical knowledge of any and every subject is derived solely from superficial wanderings through Wikipedia.
Person A: "That guy in the front row knows everything! He makes Steve Jobs look like an infant. Why isn't HE giving the lecture?"

Person B: "Nah, that guy's bogus. Total wikidemic. He hasn't hit the books or had any real professional experience in his life. He's got a degree in Animal Husbandry or Basket Weaving or something."
wikidemic by Andrew Badera March 31, 2008

wikidemia 

An academic work passed off as scholarly yet researched entirely on Wikipedia.
"An A on my English paper? That's a fine piece of Wikidemia!'
wikidemia by Andrew85 February 20, 2007
Word of the Day on March 30, 2008

wikipedic 

"Damn, Russ, your boundless knowledge is wikipedic!"
wikipedic by hodags1966 June 10, 2020

Wikidiction 

An addiction to Wikipedia or other such sources of knowledge.
John: I wonder how long the average lobster lives. I'll Wikipedia it!

3 hours later...

John: Did you guys know that America has one of the highest standards of living in the world?

Joe: you have a wikidiction
Wikidiction by schizoreindeer March 30, 2010

wikidicction 

a hopeless addiction to searching random things on wikipedia due to boredom or lack of a real life.
My boyfriend has a horrible wikidicction!
wikidicction by nikki1432 November 14, 2006

wikiddiction 

An addiction to searching subjects on Wikipedia, Wikiquote, or any by-product of the Wikipedia family. A person with a wikiddiction will spend endless hours on the computer, just reading biographies or looking at pictures. They need help.
Tom! You have to help me! My wikiddiction has gotten worse- I just read the entire article on the history of the Lima bean.
wikiddiction by N. of G. August 4, 2008
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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