googlewhack

British

/ ˈɡuːɡəlˌwæk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of googlewhack

C21: from _Google + whack attempt

Example Sentences

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Googlewhack: “I don’t leave a trace on the Internet.”

From Washington Post

There was also the occasional Googlewhack: a phrase that evinced one single hit.

From Washington Post

Googlewhack: “A wet mule never flies at night.”

From Washington Post

Googlewhack: “I learn a lot from infomercials.”

From Washington Post

If you get exactly one hit, call that a Googlewhack.

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