diff --git a/base/meta.jl b/base/meta.jl
index 4798d37cf9d28..fb4513b639251 100644
--- a/base/meta.jl
+++ b/base/meta.jl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export quot,
        @dump
 
 """
-    quot(ex)::Expr
+    Meta.quot(ex)::Expr
 
 Quote expression `ex` to produce an expression with head `quote`. This can for instance be used to represent objects of type `Expr` in the AST.
 See also the manual section about [QuoteNode](@ref man-quote-node).
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ See also the manual section about [QuoteNode](@ref man-quote-node).
 julia> eval(quot(:x))
 :x
 
-julia> dump(quot(:x))
+julia> dump(Meta.quot(:x))
 Expr
   head: Symbol quote
   args: Array{Any}((1,))
     1: Symbol x
 
-julia> eval(quot(:(1+2)))
+julia> eval(Meta.quot(:(1+2)))
 :(1 + 2)
 ```
 """
 quot(ex) = Expr(:quote, ex)
 
 """
-    isexpr(ex, head[, n])::Bool
+    Meta.isexpr(ex, head[, n])::Bool
 
 Check if `ex` is an expression with head `head` and `n` arguments.
 
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ Check if `ex` is an expression with head `head` and `n` arguments.
 julia> ex = :(f(x))
 :(f(x))
 
-julia> isexpr(ex, :block)
+julia> Meta.isexpr(ex, :block)
 false
 
-julia> isexpr(ex, :call)
+julia> Meta.isexpr(ex, :call)
 true
 
-julia> isexpr(ex, [:block, :call]) # multiple possible heads
+julia> Meta.isexpr(ex, [:block, :call]) # multiple possible heads
 true
 
-julia> isexpr(ex, :call, 1)
+julia> Meta.isexpr(ex, :call, 1)
 false
 
-julia> isexpr(ex, :call, 2)
+julia> Meta.isexpr(ex, :call, 2)
 true
 ```
 """
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ isexpr(@nospecialize(ex), heads::Union{Set,Vector,Tuple}) = isa(ex, Expr) && in(
 isexpr(@nospecialize(ex), heads, n::Int) = isexpr(ex, heads) && length(ex.args) == n
 
 """
-    show_sexpr([io::IO,], ex)
+    Meta.show_sexpr([io::IO,], ex)
 
 Show expression `ex` as a lisp style S-expression.
 
 # Examples
 ```jldoctest
-julia> show_sexpr(:(f(x, g(y,z))))
+julia> Meta.show_sexpr(:(f(x, g(y,z))))
 (:call, :f, :x, (:call, :g, :y, :z))
 ```
 """
diff --git a/doc/src/manual/metaprogramming.md b/doc/src/manual/metaprogramming.md
index 8fdad8147c042..ae11362fafe2d 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/metaprogramming.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/metaprogramming.md
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ However, in some situations it is necessary to quote code *without* performing i
 This kind of quoting does not yet have syntax, but is represented internally
 as an object of type `QuoteNode`:
 ```jldoctest interp1
-julia> eval(quot(Expr(:$, :(1+2))))
+julia> eval(Meta.quot(Expr(:$, :(1+2))))
 3
 
 julia> eval(QuoteNode(Expr(:$, :(1+2))))