DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo proper noun: a search engine that that focuses on Internet privacy.
Proper noun
DuckDuckGo (abbreviation DDG)
- A search engine that that focuses on Internet privacy.
Verb
DuckDuckGo (third-person singular simple present DuckDuckGos, present participle DuckDuckGoing, simple past DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckWent, past participle DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckWent or (humorous) DuckDuckGone)
- To search for (something) using the DuckDuckGo search engine.
- Never heard of it. I just Duckduckwent it, and I've never heard of the work or the author.2013 August 26, Tim McDaniel <tmcd@panix.com>, “Re: Some Tropes Are Bad”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Feb 2026
Forms of DuckDuckGo
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | DDG |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | DuckDuckGos |
| present participle | DuckDuckGoing |
| past | DuckDuckGoed |
| past participle | DuckDuckGoed |
| past (humorous) | DuckDuckWent |
| past participle (humorous) | DuckDuckWent |
| past participle (humorous) | DuckDuckGone |
Origin of DuckDuckGo
The search engine website was founded by Gabriel Weinberg in 2008. The name is in reference to the children's game duck, duck, goose.
Questions about DuckDuckGo
- What does DuckDuckGo mean?
- DuckDuckGo means a search engine that that focuses on Internet privacy.
- What part of speech is DuckDuckGo?
- DuckDuckGo can be a proper noun or a verb.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: DuckDuckGo (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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