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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOOGLEWHACK

From Google + whack attempt.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOGLEWHACK

googlewhack  [ˈɡuːɡəlˌwæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOGLEWHACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Googlewhack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOOGLEWHACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Googlewhack

A Googlewhack is a type of contest for finding a Google search query consisting of exactly two words without quotation marks, that returns exactly one hit. A Googlewhack must consist of two actual words found in a dictionary. A Googlewhack is considered legitimate if both of the searched-for words appear in the result page. Published googlewhacks are short-lived, since when published to a web site, the new number of hits will become at least two, one to the original hit found, and one to the publishing site.

Definition of googlewhack in the English dictionary

The definition of googlewhack in the dictionary is a search of the internet, using the Google search engine and without using quote marks, for a combination of two legitimate words that yields only one result.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOOGLEWHACK


bethwack
bɪˈθwæk
bullwhack
ˈbʊlˌwæk
bushwhack
ˈbʊʃˌwæk
paddywack
ˈpædɪˌwæk
paddywhack
ˈpædɪˌwæk
quack
kwæk
quack-quack
ˈkwækˈkwæk
swack
swæk
thwack
θwæk
WAAC
wæk
wack
wæk
whack
wæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOGLEWHACK

goofier
goofiest
goofily
goofiness
goofy
goofy-footer
goog
Google
google-bombing
Googleganger
googlies
googly
googol
googolplex
gooier
gooiest
gooily
gook
gooky
gool

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOGLEWHACK

attack
back
black
chack
cookshack
feedback
fly hack
go back
hack
hardhack
in the black
jack
lack
lifehack
out of whack
pack
shack
tacmahack
the right track
top whack

Synonyms and antonyms of googlewhack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «googlewhack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOGLEWHACK

Find out the translation of googlewhack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of googlewhack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «googlewhack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

googlewhack
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

googlewhack
570 millions of speakers

English

googlewhack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

googlewhack
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

googlewhack
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

googlewhack
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

googlewhack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

googlewhack
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Googlewhack
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Googlewhack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Googlewhack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

googlewhack
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

googlewhack
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbiyen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

googlewhack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

googlewhack
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Googlewhack
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

googlewhack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

googlewhack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

googlewhack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

googlewhack
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

googlewhack
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

googlewhack
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

googlewhack
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

googlewhack
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Googlewhack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of googlewhack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOGLEWHACK»

The term «googlewhack» is used very little and occupies the 169.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about googlewhack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOGLEWHACK»

Discover the use of googlewhack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to googlewhack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Dave Gorman, 2004
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55 Ways to Have Fun with Google
G'day Dave, Did you know you're a Googlewhack? Steve No, as a matter of fact, Dave didn't know! But a little explanation is necessary in case you never heard of the word “googlewhack.” In a nut-shell, a Googlewhack happens whenever you ...
Philipp Lenssen, 2006
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The Everyday Internet All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
At Googlewhack (www.googlewhack. com), Googlewhacking's official Web site, you can read a list of keyword combinations — for example, shantytown diddler, serpentine dickybird, and panda nosebags — that have produced Googlewhacks .
Peter Weverka, 2005
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Articles on Google, Including: Google Search, Google Hacks, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
5
New Literacies: Changing Knowledge in the Classroom
Googlewhacking is akin to a game or competition where the goal is to generate a two-word search with just one solitary search result (for more see: googlewhack. com). In this game, the more bizarre the two search words, the better (see ...
Colin Lankshear, Michele Knobel, 2006
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Google for dummies
There is nothing official about Googlewhacking, so rules might seem excessively officious, but you won't get a whack recorded on the Googlewhack site unless it conforms to certain guidelines: ^* No quotes: Using the exact phrase operator ...
Brad Hill, 2003
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Full Contact Sudoku: How Four Rugby Mates Realised Their ...
In the tradition of Nigel Marsh's FAT, FORTY AND FIRED and OBSERVATIONS OF A SHORT MAN, Danny Wallace's YES MAN, Tony Hawkes' ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE, and Dave Gorman GOOGLEWHACK ADVENTURE, this book celebrates the underdog, the Aussie ...
Mick Colliss, 2011
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Moderna språk
And, of course, if your Googlewhack is subsequently recorded anywhere online it is forever nullified as a Googlewhack since future searches would pull up multiple results, which is one of the maddening aspects of the pastime. Bewildered?
‎2002
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The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion ...
Alternatively, someone may have discovered a new trick to play with Google, such as a Googlewhack or a Googlefight.17 Detection through Sampling Is Better Than No Detection Security professionals tend to have an all-or-nothing attitude ...
Richard Bejtlich, 2004
10
Computer Factoids: Tales from the High-tech Underbelly
I interviewed a man who powered a computer with rotting potatoes; listened to a symphony composed for dot matrix printers; and learned to GoogleWhack. On the pages of Computer Factoids, the book, you will find the best of the best; the ...
Kirk Kirksey, 2005

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOGLEWHACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term googlewhack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Average age-gap between male/female romantic movie leads is …
Report. Show 6 more replies. GoogleWhack ... Report. mboy GoogleWhack. 2 Jun 2015 4:07 ... chrisymo GoogleWhack. 2 Jun 2015 5:07. 12 13. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Google shuts off Map Maker after urinating robot ruins it for everybody
GoogleWhack · 12 May 2015 2:16. 27 28. This is brilliant!! You have to love user input!! Reply | Pick. Report. IvorEngine · 12 May 2015 2:16. «The Guardian, May 15»
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Comedy gold – Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure
In Googlewhack Adventure, he darts around the world meeting people whose websites are googlewhacks – meaning they are the only sites ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»

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