"wikiality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wikiality.wav Forms: wikialities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: Blend of Wikipedia + reality, coined by Stephen Colbert 31 July 2006 on his show, The Colbert Report. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Wikipedia|reality}} Blend of Wikipedia + reality, {{coin|en|Stephen Colbert|in=31 July 2006|nocap=1}} coined by Stephen Colbert 31 July 2006 Head templates: {{en-noun|-|wikialities}} wikiality (usually uncountable, plural wikialities)
  1. (derogatory) The supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus. Wikipedia link: The Colbert Report Tags: derogatory, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Wikimedia Related terms: truthiness
    Sense id: en-wikiality-en-noun-V1ZpprUj Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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