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Urban plagiarism 

When Urban dictionary doesn't publish your definition, but posts it the next day writtem by someone else, word for word.
Your word wasnot published.
Next day. your word and definition is Word of the day, just posted by someone else.
Urban plagiarism.
Urban plagiarism by HbBrisley July 9, 2020

plagiarism 

stealing ideas or actual passages from someone else's work and pretending they are your own
When writing an article attacking plagiarism, do not copy from someone else's work.
plagiarism by yorrick hunt January 23, 2008

Patchwork Plagiarism 

Plagiarism scandals involving “authors” stealing from multiple works and patching them together to take credit for a new and complete story.
Shey Stahl plagiarized several Twilight Fanfiction stories including Dusty and used patchwork plagiarism to write 'For the Summer' and probably all of her other books.
Patchwork Plagiarism by TwiCharmed September 24, 2013

social plagiarism 

When one uses a story/saying/information/anecdote that they recieved or overheard from another individual they know and they do not cite the source. In turn, implying that they themselves are the original source of information.
Maegan tells Leann that she talked to the band about their performance date change in Santa Cruz.
Later that evening, Leann tells a group of mutual friends that the performance date has been changed, without citing/acknowledging where she originally obtained this information. In turn, implying she spoke to the band herself, which could be construed to some as lying.
Thus, Leann commited social plagiarism.
social plagiarism by Mae Mae January 6, 2008
Word of the Day on August 9, 2008

Reverse Plagiarism 

Giving Credit to a resource that you did not use at all, in order to achieve the minimum amount of required outside sources needed for a research paper or project.
"How did you get all your sources for the History paper?"

"I used reverse plagiarism on some books I found on Google and amazon."

plagiarism 

Plagiarism would be stealing somebody else's work and claiming it as your own.
plagiarism by Moz://a.com March 19, 2020
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