Google bomb

American  

Also Google-bomb

noun

1. an effort to move a website to the top of search-engine results for a particular word or phrase, by creating a large number of links that contain this search text.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in such an effort.

verb (used with object)

1. to make (a website, person, word, or phrase) a target of a Google bomb.

   His biography on the Web was Google-bombed with the search word “liar.”

Other Word Forms

• Google bomber noun

Etymology

Origin of Google bomb

2000–05; Google (brand name of search engine) + bomb

Example Sentences

Iranian bloggers set up a "Google bomb" - whenever anyone searched the term "Arabian Gulf", would appear.

From BBC

“Google bomb” is a type of Web spam that is widely known and applicable to all major search engines today.

From Science Magazine

It was a classic "Google bomb," the practice by which a disparaging page gets boosted in search results to debase the targeted person's name.

From Slate

Traditionally, the easiest way to set a Google bomb has been to encourage supporters to link to a particular page.

From Slate

A few days later, I suggested on the Alex Jones show that he launch a "Google bomb" with the key phrase "crash jp morgan buy silver".

From The Guardian