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Wikipediholism

Syllables: Wi·ki·pe·di·ho·lismUK/ˌwɪ.kɪˌpiːdɪˈhɒ.lɪ.zəm//ˌwɪ.kiˌpiːdiˈhɑ.lɪ.zəm/

Wikipediholism noun: an addiction to editing Wikipedia.

Noun

Wikipediholism (uncountable)

  1. An addiction to editing Wikipedia.
    • Blog streaking, Google-stalking, Wikipediholism and other modern maladies2006 December 21, Jack Schofield, “(article title)”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2023
    • The author of the original tool for counting edits noted that editcountitis, or an unhealthy obsession with the notion of edit count, can be fatal. Editcountitis is often a symptom of Wikipediholism, which is an even worse disease. The only sure treatment is worrying more about the quality of your...2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia Works, San Francisco, C.A.: No Starch Press, →ISBN, pages 324–325

Origin of Wikipediholism

From Wikipedia + -holism.

Questions about Wikipediholism

What does Wikipediholism mean?
Wikipediholism means an addiction to editing Wikipedia.
What part of speech is Wikipediholism?
Wikipediholism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Wikipediholism?
Wikipediholism is pronounced /ˌwɪ.kɪˌpiːdɪˈhɒ.lɪ.zəm/ (UK).

Words near Wikipediholism in the dictionary

  1. wikipediaworthy
  2. Wikipedic
  3. Wikipedically
  4. Wikipediholic
  5. Wikipediholics
  6. Wikipediholism
  7. Wikipedist
  8. Wikipedists
  9. wikipedo
  10. Wikipedophile
  11. Wikipedophiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Wikipediholism (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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