Knowing virtually nothing about a subject, except maybe a few key points, and using this knowledge to make yourself sound like they know what you're talking about.
On the surface, you look really knowledgeable, but if anyone asks any questions or prompts for more, then it quickly becomes clear that you actually don't know anything.
Closely related to bullshitting
Commonly used by university students who haven't done any reading for the seminar in five minutes, so they quickly cram in a few facts so they don't look like an idiot when asked about it.
Jack: you done any research for the seminar later?
John: Nah, will wing-it. Will Wikipedia it later to get a bit of spray-on knowledge, that'll be enough.
Jack: bit risky, isn't it? What if you get asked about it?
John: Never underestimate the power of the spray-on.
Jimmy, is like a knowledge container. Wonder how he got so smart.
"Google knowledge" is when someone knows something based upon the fact he/she googled the subject at some point and by doing so learnt about it. Usually the result of this is a superficial and/or inaccurate knowledge on the theme.
–He is not that clever, it is just his "google knowledge" in action.
the ability to access unanticipated areas of knowledge quickly and efficiently.
When trying to find how to use a particular function in a piece of software I use my ability to create spot knowledge by quickly searching the web to get the knowledge I require to execute the previously unknown function.
College of knowledge is a perjorative term for a particular school in Sydney, Australia! A school call to arms regarding the more ridiculous facets of the school
Typical! The College of Knowledge at it again.
Knowledge that cannot be understood because it is too complex to comprehend or cannot be determined through calculation or experiments.
The definition of "impossible knowledge" is impossible knowledge because there is no way to define something that is unknown.
To act smart for this period of time.
Today i am gonna drop knowledge in front of the class.
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