Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zuckerberg

/ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: zucker-berg
IPA: /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

verb

To behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.

Informal

Example Sentences

"With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index."
"If there hadn't been 2,000 witnesses, I would have Zuckerberged the idea for myself."
"Robin's claim that she created Marshall's Minnesota Tidal Wave cocktail, which leads to Marshall accusing her of “Zuckerberging” him (“The Time Travelers”)."
"We are Zuckerberging it! All those investors who turned us down just don't get it."
"We see as much in the finale: Summer helps the Devil build up the n33dful.com digital empire, and he kicks her out just after he’s bought by Google. “You’re Zuckerberging me!?” Summer cries as she’s carried away by security."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/
British English: /ˈzʌkəbɜːɡ/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Zuckerbergs (plural) Zuckerbergs (present, singular) Zuckerberging (participle, present) Zuckerberged (participle, past) Zuckerberged (past)

Derived Forms

Faceberg Fuckerberg Suckerberg Zucc Zuck Zuckerbergian Zuckerbucks

Frequently Paired Words

Cukier Cukierman Cukiermann Zucker Zuckerman Zuckermann Zuker Zukerberg

Questions

How do you pronounce zuckerberg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/.
What does zuckerberg mean?: An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.
Where does zuckerberg come from?: Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).

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