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Dr Google

Dr Google is the alternative form of Doctor Google.

Meaning of Doctor Google

Proper noun

Doctor Google

  1. (Internet, informal) The Internet when used to seek out medical advice.
    • Using “Dr Google” for health purposes is controversial. Some have expressed concerns that it can lead to inaccurate diagnoses, bad advice on where to seek treatment (triage), and increased anxiety (cyberchondria).2021 March 29, Natalie Grover, “Looking up health symptoms online less harmful than thought, study says”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2022

Questions about Dr Google

What is Dr Google the alternative form of?
Dr Google is the alternative form of Doctor Google.

Words near Dr Google in the dictionary

  1. dr
  2. Dr Atkins
  3. DR Congo
  4. Dr Frankenstein
  5. Dr Frankensteins
  6. Dr Google
  7. Dr Pepper
  8. Dr Peppers
  9. Dr Watsonish
  10. DR-DOS
  11. dr.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dr Google (page history and authors); Doctor Google (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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