Winklevied is a verb used to describe a situation when somebody acts as though they are helping you, but in reality they are undermining you. The term came into popular use after the Facebook Movie, after Mark Zuckerberg's betrayal of the Winklevoss twins.
I thought Richard was helping me write my data science book, but instead I was being winklevied. He was really delaying me, while working on his own data science book.
by datageek August 15, 2012
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by MZuck October 9, 2010
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To act like the Winklevoss twins, that is:
To contend or vie for something again and again, always without success - and sometimes to the point of being labeled an asshole.
To contend or vie for something again and again, always without success - and sometimes to the point of being labeled an asshole.
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You have entered the Winkleverse
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