by urbandictionaryeditor December 25, 2008
As a verb, it means "to fuck up"
As a noun, it means "a person who fucks up".
Originally from the second book in cyberpunk writer William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, Count Zero (1986), "wilson" is first mentioned in the chapter titled Bobby Pulls A Wilson.
It is conveniently explained later in the book during a conversation between Bobby and The Finn in the chapter titled Legba, that reads as follows:
'The Finn looked at him, blankly. "A what?"
'"A wilson. A fuck-up. It's hotdogger talk, I guess..." Did it again. Shit.
'The Finn gave him a very strange look. "Jesus. That's your word for it, huh? Christ, I KNOW the guy..."
'"Who?"
'"Bodine Wilson," he said. "First guy I ever knew wound up as a figure of speech."
'"Was he stupid?" Bobby asked, immediately regretting it.
'"Stupid? Shit, no, he was smart as hell." The Finn stubbed his ashtray out in a cracked ceramic Campari ashtray. "Just a total fuck-up, was all. He worked with the Dixie Flatline once..." The bloodshot yellow eyes grew distant.'
As a noun, it means "a person who fucks up".
Originally from the second book in cyberpunk writer William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, Count Zero (1986), "wilson" is first mentioned in the chapter titled Bobby Pulls A Wilson.
It is conveniently explained later in the book during a conversation between Bobby and The Finn in the chapter titled Legba, that reads as follows:
'The Finn looked at him, blankly. "A what?"
'"A wilson. A fuck-up. It's hotdogger talk, I guess..." Did it again. Shit.
'The Finn gave him a very strange look. "Jesus. That's your word for it, huh? Christ, I KNOW the guy..."
'"Who?"
'"Bodine Wilson," he said. "First guy I ever knew wound up as a figure of speech."
'"Was he stupid?" Bobby asked, immediately regretting it.
'"Stupid? Shit, no, he was smart as hell." The Finn stubbed his ashtray out in a cracked ceramic Campari ashtray. "Just a total fuck-up, was all. He worked with the Dixie Flatline once..." The bloodshot yellow eyes grew distant.'
From Stephen Donaldson's book, Snow Crash:
'A number of the Kouriers are taking advantage of this sound track to style up and down the banks of the river; only Vitaly, live, can get their adrenaline pumping hard enough to enable them to skate a sharp bank at eighty miles per hour plus without doing a wilson into the crete.'
'A number of the Kouriers are taking advantage of this sound track to style up and down the banks of the river; only Vitaly, live, can get their adrenaline pumping hard enough to enable them to skate a sharp bank at eighty miles per hour plus without doing a wilson into the crete.'
by rmrubin July 11, 2008
last name of someone with superior fighting abilities and has an unbeliveable ability to get with the finest ladies to walk the earth
person 1: dude look at that guy over there he just punched on with 11 ninjas and won, and then all these hot girls stated smootching him
person 2: That guys last name must be wilson
person 2: That guys last name must be wilson
by ladss August 20, 2009
Original term came from the motion picture, Castaway, in which a man gets stranded on a desert island. *Spoilers* His only 'friend' on the island is a volleyball he has named Wilson (after the brand). After being stuck for several years he finally escapes the island, but loses Wilson in the middle of the ocean.
In the MMO gaming community, the term is used to describe someone that runs at the first sign of trouble. It can be used to describe the person or used to describe the action of running away.
In the MMO gaming community, the term is used to describe someone that runs at the first sign of trouble. It can be used to describe the person or used to describe the action of running away.
as a verb:
GroupLeader 'We got a full group of enemies incoming from the south'
<Bard stops following leader and runs the opposite direction>
GroupLeader 'WTF! Our bard just wilsoned on us!'
as a noun:
RandomGuy 'I heard you ran as soon as that other group came up on yall'
Bard 'Yeah, I've seen them before. They're good, we couldn't take em anyways.'
RandomGuy 'wilson...'
GroupLeader 'We got a full group of enemies incoming from the south'
<Bard stops following leader and runs the opposite direction>
GroupLeader 'WTF! Our bard just wilsoned on us!'
as a noun:
RandomGuy 'I heard you ran as soon as that other group came up on yall'
Bard 'Yeah, I've seen them before. They're good, we couldn't take em anyways.'
RandomGuy 'wilson...'
by Mammyjammer March 09, 2007
by shitheal December 20, 2007
11/10
wilson is a guy who is very social and is friends with everyone. He is also very flirtatious around girls that he is really into. he is hella cute. like absolutely gorgeous. all the girls love him but he only has one girl on his mind. he is the nicest guy you’ll meet and is also a great friend. he is very active which makes him an even better person. just be careful though. someone that cute might make you pass out.
wilson is a guy who is very social and is friends with everyone. He is also very flirtatious around girls that he is really into. he is hella cute. like absolutely gorgeous. all the girls love him but he only has one girl on his mind. he is the nicest guy you’ll meet and is also a great friend. he is very active which makes him an even better person. just be careful though. someone that cute might make you pass out.
by lilsnickers17 April 11, 2019
To crash or wipe out. Commonly used in skateboarding, wilson is named after the scene in the Dennis the Menace cartoon where Mr. Wilson steps on Dennis' skateboard and falls on his ass. It often refers to the specific crash that occurs when your feet fly out from under after losing your balance.
by bmdhacks August 19, 2006