citation needed

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English[edit]

A "Wikipedian protester" holding a "[citation needed]" sign, from a Cambridge, Mass. xkcd picnic, held 23 September 2007. Inspired by this xkcd comic.

Phrase[edit]

citation needed

  1. (Internet slang, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.
  2. (Internet slang, by extension, chiefly humorous) A portion of text may be false or inaccurate.

Translations[edit]
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