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wikiality

wikiality noun: the supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus.

Noun (1)

wikiality (usually uncountable, plural wikialities)

  1. (derogatory, usually) The supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus.
    • 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.2006 September 20, Felicia Daniels, “Wikipedia selects Cornell U. page as 'Featured Article'”, in University Wire
    • Yet, this is the wikiality("truth based on consensus rather than fact") of the world, I'm sorry, of America, today2007 January 5, Matt Martin, “Are we best we can be?”, in The Lantern

Noun (2) capitalized: Wikiality

Wikiality (usually uncountable, plural Wikialities)

  1. (usually) Alternative letter-case form of wikiality

Forms of wikiality

pluralwikialities
alternative formWikiality
pluralWikialities

Origin of wikiality

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

Words that rhyme with wikiality

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Questions about wikiality

What does wikiality mean?
Wikiality means the supposed reality described by Wikipedia articles, whose content is established by majority consensus.
What part of speech is wikiality?
Wikiality is a noun.
What is the plural of wikiality?
The plural of wikiality is wikialities.

Words near wikiality in the dictionary

  1. wiki page
  2. wiki pages
  3. wiki walk
  4. Wikia
  5. wikialities
  6. wikiality
  7. wikian
  8. wikians
  9. Wikias
  10. Wikibookian
  11. Wikibookians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wikiality (page history and authors); Wikiality (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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