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Where does “googlewhack” come from?

googlewhack (English) comes from English Google, from English googly, from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.

googlewhack (English): A Google search result consisting of a single...

Definitions

  1. A Google search result consisting of a single...

Ancestry of “googlewhack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoogleAlternative letter-case form of google
2EnglishgooglyA ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins...
3Englishgoo-gooA Philippine person; A government reformer;...
4Tagaloggagoignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;...
5Spanishgagostutterer; stuttering
6Galiciangagostutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering

Words derived from “googlewhack”

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