citation needed
/ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən ˈni.dɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "I pass the Museo del Bargello, a former army barracks and prison, it is now home to masterpieces by Michelangelo, Donatello, Vincenzo Gemito and Robert Mapplethorpe [citation needed]."
- "I have learned recently, where I can't remember, that books made of scrolls of papyrus were cut into pages and enclosed in wooden covers. Books like this were in circulation at the time. For now, just like Wikipedia, we will mark this: "citation needed.""
- "You know, every time I hear their stories [of near-death experiences] I just want to say "citation needed", because all the stuff they're saying, the only people who believe it happen to be the ones in their circles."
- "Euclid’s solution was simply to take parallel lines for granted and add them in as a fifth postulate. [...] In The Elements, the first four postulates are stated in simple and obvious statements, together amounting to only thirty-four words. The fifth postulate alone requires thirty-five words. This was the ancient Greek equivalent of ‘citation needed’."
- "Do you struggle to keep up with all the great podcasts and video content The Spinoff puts out every week? Luckily, we have a solution – introducing Rec Room, The Spinoff’s latest and some are saying greatest [citation needed] newsletter."
- "> Democrats want a centralized autocratic government / [citation needed] Meanwhile, Trump's autocratic tendencies have become legendary after his one and only term. / > Democrats want a dictatorial leader (as evidenced by their refusal to hold their leader(s) to any Constitutional or legal standards) / [citation needed] Meanwhile, Banana Republicans just spent four years displaying clear anti-democratic tendencies and support for a rogue executive who regularly flouted laws, norms, and Congressional oversight."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən ˈni.dɪd/
- British English: /ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩ ˈniː.dɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
[citation needed] (alternative)