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googlewhack

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ghit

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verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, rare, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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