wikiquette

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noun

The etiquette dictating the manner in which to behave when working on a wiki.

OriginEnglish etiquette ← Middle English web ← Old English webb →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounwikiquette (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableThe etiquette dictating the manner in which to behave when working on a wiki.

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. Englishetiquette
  13. Englishwikiquette

Blend of wiki + etiquette.

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Cite this entry
APA

wikiquette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiquette

MLA

“wikiquette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiquette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wikiquette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wikiquette.

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