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googlewhack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
google-whack
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.

verb

To search for something using Google, resulting in a single hit.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Google + whack. Coined by Gary Stock on January 8, 2002.

Usage

Inflected Forms

googlewhacks (plural) googlewhacks (present, singular) googlewhacking (participle, present) googlewhacked (participle, past) googlewhacked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

googlewhacker googlewhacking hapax

Questions

What does googlewhack mean?
A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
Where does googlewhack come from?
From Google + whack. Coined by Gary Stock on January 8, 2002.

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