Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

googlitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: googli-tis
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excessive use of, or overreliance on, Google (or other search engines), possibly leading to misinformation or impaired critical thinking skills.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Be careful of Google, though. You can diagnose yourself as having every dreadful disease on the planet with just one sniffle. If I'm being honest, my husband had to save me from being carried away by Googleitis more than once."

Etymology

From Google + -itis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Googleitis (alternative)

Questions

What does googlitis mean?: The excessive use of, or overreliance on, Google (or other search engines), possibly leading to misinformation or impaired critical thinking skills.
Where does googlitis come from?: From Google + -itis.

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