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google fu

google fu is the alternative spelling of Google-fu.

Meaning of Google-fu

Noun

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

Noun capitalized: Google fu

Google fu (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Google-fu.

Questions about google fu

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 Doodle
  2. Google Doodles
  3. Google effect
  4. google eye
  5. google eyes
  6. google fu
  7. Google Grouper
  8. Google Groupers
  9. Google Groupie
  10. Google Groupies
  11. Google is your friend

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Adapted from Wiktionary: google fu (page history and authors); Google fu (page history and authors); Google-fu (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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