When reading an article on Wikipedia, you click a link within the article and jump to a related article. On said related article, you click yet another link to a different article.
Often the article you end up with is not at all related to the original--like playing the game Telephone. This continues until half of your night is wasted.
Often the article you end up with is not at all related to the original--like playing the game Telephone. This continues until half of your night is wasted.
To spend time wiki jumping:
1: Read article about Anime. Article links to Otaku.
2: Read article about Otaku. Article links to Serial Killers.
3: Read article about Serial Killers. Article links to the UniBomber.
4. Read article about UniBomber. Article links to Iowa.
5. Read article about Iowa. Article links to Corn.
6. Rinse and repeat.
Anime != Corn
1: Read article about Anime. Article links to Otaku.
2: Read article about Otaku. Article links to Serial Killers.
3: Read article about Serial Killers. Article links to the UniBomber.
4. Read article about UniBomber. Article links to Iowa.
5. Read article about Iowa. Article links to Corn.
6. Rinse and repeat.
Anime != Corn
by 403forbidden November 20, 2010
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The act of clicking on hyperlinks on wikipedia pages and ending up reading about something unrelated.
"Dave, I went to wikipedia to find out about crop circles. While reading, I clicked on the hyperlink for scythe, and ended up reading about the grim reaper...I'll never get that hour back"
"Yeah, wikijumpin can be super time consuming"
"Yeah, wikijumpin can be super time consuming"
by Jillimarie December 21, 2008
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Marc: Have you finished your essay thats due tomorow?
Dan: AAAAGH! no ive just been wikijumping this whole time... :S
Marc: you'd better get to work dude....
Dan: did you know star trek can lead to Tinnitus?
Marc: ...
Dan: AAAAGH! no ive just been wikijumping this whole time... :S
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Marc: ...
by The Delusional Dave June 7, 2009
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