wikiwat

The act of having one's supposed knowledge contradicted by Wikipedia.

I used to think the Coriolis effect caused drains to swirl the other way on the other hemisphere, but then I checked Wikipedia and wikiwatted.

by wombats September 15, 2009

wikitator

n. A Wikipedia account holder who uses acquired privileges to exert dictatorial powers over contributors. Wikitators frequently throw away factual contributions from subject matter experts that the wikitator is personally ignorant about, using their account privileges to enforce their will.

I corrected a mistake in the Wikipedia entry for where I live but some wikitator threw out my work and then banned me when I tried to fix it again.

by Mel White January 28, 2017

wikiwalking

(v) to follow hyperlinks through various wikipedia articles with no express destination

"I've been wikiwalking since 9 o'clock! - started off in Bangladesh and ended up at Prime Minister's Questions!"

by aeonsound August 12, 2006

wikiwhat

The need for Wikipedia to understand what is being said.

Wikiwhat are you talking about?

by Spanx01 November 9, 2020

wikiwash

To edit facts on wikipedia so that they are congruent with misinformation one has put out.

The day after Ruthie said Barack Obama was Osama Bin Laden's first cousin, she pulled it up on Wikipedia and proved that she had read it. We all knew that she went home and wikiwashed the Barack Obama profile.

by keifermail August 23, 2008

wikiwander

To move freely about Wikipedia articles without a definite purpose or goal.

"I'm so bored I spent the last 12 hours wikiwandering and ended up in an article about the No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron."

by Steve Chan July 16, 2008

wikiwander

The process in which a user logs on to Wikipedia to research a specific topic, only to find themselves on a completely unrelated topic several hours later.

Chris: Dude, I went to Wikipedia last night to do some research for my science project.

Mike: Did you find what you were looking for?

Chris: No. I wikiwandered for four and a half hours and found myself reading about the English parliament.

by artificial_blur January 12, 2008