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google-fu

google-fu is the alternative spelling of Google-fu.

Noun capitalized: Google-fu

Google-fu (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A skill in using search engines (especially Google) to quickly find useful information on the Internet.
    • If you need to brush up on your Google-fu, check out Google Hacking for Penetration Testing from the talented and modest Johnny Long.2006, Johnny Long, Max Moser, Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit, Syngress, →ISBN, page 107
    • […] they think they have all the Google-fu they'll ever need […]2007, Eli Neiburger, Gamers... in the Library?!, ALA Editions, →ISBN, page 3

Forms of google-fu

alternative formgoogle-fu
alternative formGoogle fu
alternative formgoogle fu

Origin of google-fu

From Google + -fu (suffix indicating expertise or mastery).

Questions about google-fu

What does google-fu mean?
Google-fu means a skill in using search engines (especially Google) to quickly find useful information on the Internet.
What is google-fu the alternative spelling of?
Google-fu is the alternative spelling of Google-fu.
What part of speech is google-fu?
Google-fu is a noun.

Words near google-fu in the dictionary

  1. google-bombed
  2. google-bombing
  3. google-bombs
  4. google-eyed
  5. google-eyes
  6. google-fu
  7. Google-ing
  8. google-translate
  9. google-translated
  10. google-translates
  11. google-translating

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