wikiphobia

The irrational fear of wikipedia. First brought on in the early to mid 2000's, wikiphobia was demonstrated within numerous high school and college campuses. Fueled by the initial distrust of web-based knowledge, wikiphobia led many innocent students to be robbed of basic yet precious insights into important works of literature, science, philosophy and the arts. Although Wikipedia is known to be an undeniably useful starting point for research in any area, wikiphobia is still a common mental illness. One day scientists will discover the cure for wikiphobia, we can only hope.

"Don't use wikipedia as a source for your paper! You will get an F!" - Teacher/ Professor

"Man, that damn Old Man River of a teacher must have wikiphobia!"
- "He needs help"

by DJanks February 11, 2009

Wikiplebian

An everyday, lowly and unimportant member of the Wikipedia community whose views are regarded as unimportant by the Wikipedia elite. A portmanteau of Wikipedia and plebian. Alternative spelling: Wikiplebeian.

Wikipedia Editor #1: what does that commoner think he's doing, editing my article?
Wikipedia Editor #2: I know, what a Wikiplebian!

by Professor_Yaffle October 9, 2017

wikiphilia

A powerful obsession with Wikipedia. A wikiphiliac may:

-turn to Wikipedia as the first and only source of information for a topic

-relentlessly defend Wikipedia's factual accuracy

-become uncomfortable when hearing information that he/she has not read on Wikipedia

-access Wikipedia several times a day

-spend much more time on Wikipedia than originally intended

-Wikipedia race

-compulsively switch to other Wikipedia articles, using the hyperlinks within articles, often without obtaining the originally sought information and leaving a bizarre informational "trail" in his/her browsing history (Such as from "Hmong language" to "list of most prolific serial killers")

-access Wikipedia for recreation

-enter a trance-like state while reading that is disorienting to exit

-constantly disseminate information read on Wikipedia

Patient: Doc, I can't stop reading Wikipedia. I'm on it for hours a day! My wife says she's going to leave me because I don't believe anything she says. I have to check it on Wikipedia first.

Doctor: It sounds like you have wikiphilia.

Patient: What's that?

Doctor: Look it up on Wikipedia.

by karsownr May 21, 2009

wikipoodia

When you take a shit and go down a Wikipedia wormhole, emerging with vast quantities of knowledge.

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

wokephobia

A person who is scared to discuss, comment, or approach a conversation with a person who is woke. Personal opinion may not match theirs leading to being video taped and put on the internet.

I was looking forward to doing that important interview, but then my wokephobia started to kick in. What if we don’t agree on something.

by Dirttymike_6969 October 18, 2022

nikiphobia

It's Enhypen's fear of Ni-ki and mostly his Tik Tok dances.

Ni-ki: hyung look at this dan-
Heeseung: NO STOP
'This is an exemple of nikiphobia'

by Enhypen's engene June 15, 2021

Wickphobia

Fear of getting your ass kicked and falling down an enormous amount of stairs.

After watching a fight scene in John Wick 4 that takes place on the Sacre-Coeur steps I now have Wickphobia.

by Ninja Todd March 31, 2023