Wikilawyering
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Engaging in legalistic arguments on a wiki. uncountable
"[…] comments like these about "Jew-baiting" are very rare on even the most contentious of "discussion" and "mediation" pages. What one finds there instead is wikilawyering — cryptic, acronym-laden debate invoking protocol and precedent."
Example
More examples"[…] comments like these about "Jew-baiting" are very rare on even the most contentious of "discussion" and "mediation" pages. What one finds there instead is wikilawyering — cryptic, acronym-laden debate invoking protocol and precedent."
Etymology
From wiki + lawyering.
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