"nihilartikel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪlˌɑɹt.ɪkl̩/, /ˈniː.hiːl.ɑːɹtˌiː.kəl/ (note: copying Latin and German) Forms: nihilartikels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Nihilartikel, apparently coined as a hoax in the German-language Wikipedia in 2003 and later picked up by the English Wikipedia, from where it spread to blogs, books, etc., which are now used again as references for these sites, leading to a form of citogenesis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Nihilartikel}} Borrowed from German Nihilartikel Head templates: {{en-noun}} nihilartikel (plural nihilartikels)
  1. A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally identifiable as false, usually included to brand the intellectual property so copies can be identified. Wikipedia link: Michael Quinion Synonyms: Mountweazel Hypernyms: copyright trap Related terms: trap street
    Sense id: en-nihilartikel-en-noun-cxwA4B14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2005 May 1, Eve Maler, “The Language Log”, Pushing String, at www.xmlgrrl.com http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2005/05/01/the-language-log/\nThe post never does find the word it’s looking for, but it eventually alights on a discussion of the Nihilartikel, a fake dictionary or encyclopedia entry created for playful or copyright-trap reasons."
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