wikiholism

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noun

An addiction to editing any of the various wikis.

OriginEnglish alcoholism ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

wikiholism1

nounwikiholism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Wikiholism.

Wikiholism2

nounWikiholism (uncountable)

alternative wikiholism

  1. uncountableAn addiction to editing any of the various wikis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Polynesian*witi
  2. Hawaiianwiki
  3. Hawaiianwikiwiki
  4. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  7. Old Englishwebb
  8. Middle Englishweb
  9. Englishweb
  10. EnglishWikiWikiWebclip.
  11. Englishwiki
  12. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  13. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  14. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  15. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  16. Medieval Latinalcoho
  17. Middle Englishalcofol
  18. Englishalcohol
  19. Englishalcoholism
  20. EnglishWikiholism

From wiki + -holism.

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Cite this entry
APA

wikiholism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiholism

MLA

“wikiholism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiholism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wikiholism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiholism.

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