Wikiality

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus. derogatory, uncountable, usually

    "A group of undergraduates and alumni combated the backlash of "wikiality" and put their own spin on the facts about Cornell in an article about the University on the Web site Wikipedia."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of wikiality alt-of, uncountable, usually

Example

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"A group of undergraduates and alumni combated the backlash of "wikiality" and put their own spin on the facts about Cornell in an article about the University on the Web site Wikipedia."

Etymology

Blend of Wikipedia + reality, coined by American comedian and writer Stephen Colbert on 31 July 2006 on his show The Colbert Report.

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