User talk:Widjedi
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Again, welcome! — Carolina wren discussió 16:09, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
Please note that even if the trademark did meet CFI, it would go in an entry for Prius, as Wikitionary is case sensitive. However to meet CFI, it needs to be used in some manner that does not refer strictly to the products marketed under that brand. For example, Cadillac has been used for objects other than Cadillac cars to indicate their excellence. — Carolina wren discussió 16:09, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
Where do these words come from and what do they mean? I've deleted them for now as the definitions were incomprehensible to a native English speaker. Mglovesfun (talk) 15:25, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
- When you play the word definition game on that site, as soon as you hit levels 50+, you'll run into many words that are not yet on Wiktionary. Even if you get the answer wrong, the next page shows you the correct definition.
- I suppose that in the future, when I put up new words found on FreeRice not yet on Wiktionary, I'll find a second source to link to that backs up the new word's definition. (Example: Another dictionary site.) --Widjedi 15:51, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
- We don't accept words found only in dictionaries. They have to be actually used, by real people, in the real world. SemperBlotto 15:57, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
- No problem; then I'll find and put in Google Books citations, and other citations that they're actually used in the ways you describe. --Widjedi 16:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Probably best to avoid an etymology here because of the large number of possibilities. Basically white (skin color) + trash (garbage) covers it. Mglovesfun (talk) 06:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
kindergartner
[edit]That you don't recognize the definition does not mean it's wrong. You should do research before removing a definition, especially one that's been there for a long time, and one that other dictionaries have also, as in this case. If you doubt it, instead of removing it, add {{rfv-sense}} to it (and follow the "+" link in what results to add the request for verification to [[WT:RFV]]).—msh210℠ 19:43, 2 February 2010 (UTC)