Smelly vs Wikipedia - What's the difference?
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Having a bad smell.
(figuratively) having a quality that arouses suspicion.
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Of inferior quality.
A free-content online encyclopedia founded in 2001, collaboratively developed over the World Wide Web in a number of languages.
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The community that develops the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
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(neologism) A main-belt asteroid (No. ).
A version of the encyclopedia (a free-content online encyclopedia) in a particular language.
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A wiki or similar collaborative database.
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(figuratively) A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge.
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To consult for information.
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As an adjective smelly
is having a bad smell.As a proper noun wikipedia is
(l).smelly
English
Adjective
(er)- She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly .
- The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case".
- That smelly code needs to be refactored.
Synonyms
* (having a bad smell ): fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, rank, stinky (slang), whiffy (slang); see also * (having a quality that arouses suspicion ): dodgy (informal), doubtful, dubious, suspect, suspicious * (computing: of inferior quality ):Antonyms
* (having a bad smell ): aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling * (having a quality that arouses suspicion ): above board, clean * (computing: of inferior quality ):wikipedia
English
Alternative forms
* wikipedia (when used as a common noun)Proper noun
(s)- Civility – translated as savoir-vivre in the French version – is one of the five "pillars" of Wikipedia .
- In August 2009, Wikipedia announced that it planned a move that many saw as a step away from its freewheeling ethos of anyone can edit.
- Wikipedia mounted a 24-hour protest starting at midnight by converting their English page to a shadowy black background and warning readers that "the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet."
Derived terms
* WikipedianNoun
(en noun)- Work in the open-source software community or contribute to wikipedias on your favourite subjects.
Verb
(en verb)Re: (Non-Euros/SAs Only) How did you become a lover of football?", in rec.sport.soccer, Usenet :
- Did a bit of Wikipediaing :
Re: Slow Re-entry", in rec.arts.sf.science, Usenet :
- Is everybody in this group incapable of arithmetic, Googling, and Wikipediaing ?
][http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.scientology/msg/9a83a0db36532600?q=Wikipediaing
- I mean, it's true, if Katie Holmes had not become engaged to Tom Cruise, we'd all still be Wikipeidaing her, looking her up, trying to figure out exactly why do I know her, what was she in, is she famous?
][http://www.amazon.com/Roger-Eberts-Movie-Yearbook-2010/dp/B003STCR2EAndrews McMeel Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7407-8536-8, page 363:
- He made me curious enough that I Wikipediaed Bob Satterfield and found out, yes, he was a real fighter, nicknamed the Bombadier, and was KO'd by the Raging Bull himself in a 1946 fight in Wrigley Field.
Like a Drunk One Legged Pirate Stores His Rum, The aTable Stores Your Cords" (blog post), in CraziestGadgets.com:
- That’s a true fact, you can Wikipedia that shizz.
chapter 3:
- I wikipediaed the article on science and learned about the scientific method.