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Wiknic

Wiknic noun: a picnic organized by Wikimedians.

Noun

Wiknic (plural Wiknics)

  1. A picnic organized by Wikimedians.
    • "Basically, we tried to encourage people in each local area to do their own thing," says Richard Knipel, who has been heavily involved with New York area Wiknics on which the national effort, planned for 18 cities around the United States, is based.2011 June 24, Monica Hesse, “A Wiki-Picnic for online encyclopedia editors”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul...
    • I find it regrettable that these events are only in the U.S. There are plenty of excellent Wikipedia contributors all around the world, and there are provisions for "Start[ing] an event for your city" (see the main Wiknic article), so I hope people from other countries will schedule local Wiknics...2013 June 20, Berkeley Brett, “Wikipedia's own Manual of Style”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)

Forms of Wiknic

pluralWiknics
alternative formWikinic

Origin of Wiknic

Blend of wiki + picnic.

Questions about Wiknic

What does Wiknic mean?
Wiknic means a picnic organized by Wikimedians.
What part of speech is Wiknic?
Wiknic is a noun.
What is the plural of Wiknic?
The plural of Wiknic is Wiknics.

Words near Wiknic in the dictionary

  1. wikiups
  2. wikiverse
  3. wikivoice
  4. Wikle
  5. Wikles
  6. Wiknic
  7. Wiknics
  8. Wikoff
  9. Wikoffs
  10. Wikrent
  11. Wiks

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