nihilartikel

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Nihilartikel, apparently coined as a hoax in the German-language Wikipedia in 2003 and later picked up by the English Wikipedia, from where it spread to blogs, books, etc., which are now used again as references for these sites, leading to a form of citogenesis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪlˌɑɹt.ɪkl̩/ (copying Latin and German) IPA(key): /ˈniː.hiːl.ɑːɹtˌiː.kəl/ Hyphenation: ni‧hil‧art‧i‧kel === Noun === nihilartikel (plural nihilartikels) A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally identifiable as false, usually included to brand the intellectual property so copies can be identified. Synonym: Mountweazel 2005 May 1, Eve Maler, “The Language Log”, Pushing String, at www.xmlgrrl.com [1] The post never does find the word it’s looking for, but it eventually alights on a discussion of the Nihilartikel, a fake dictionary or encyclopedia entry created for playful or copyright-trap reasons. ==== Hypernyms ==== copyright trap === See also === trap street === References === === Further reading === fictitious entry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia