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Zuckerberg

/ˈzʌkəbɜːɡ/US/ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/

Zuckerberg proper noun: an Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

Proper noun

Zuckerberg (plural Zuckerbergs)

  1. An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.
    • With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.2020 August 7, Jason Murdock, “Zuckerberg Becomes Centibillionaire after Trump Threatens TikTok Ban, Instagram Reels Launches”, in Newsweek

Verb

Zuckerberg (third-person singular simple present Zuckerbergs, present participle Zuckerberging, simple past and past participle Zuckerberged)

  1. (informal) To behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.
    • If there hadn't been 2,000 witnesses, I would have Zuckerberged the idea for myself.2012 March 20, Bill Simmons, “NBA Trade Value, Part 1”, in Grantland
    • Robin's claim that she created Marshall's Minnesota Tidal Wave cocktail, which leads to Marshall accusing her of “Zuckerberging” him (“The Time Travelers”).2014, Jesse McLean, Wait For It: The Legendary Story of How I Met Your Mother

Forms of Zuckerberg

Proper noun
pluralZuckerbergs
Verb
third-person singular presentZuckerbergs
present participleZuckerberging
past participleZuckerberged
pastZuckerberged

Origin of Zuckerberg

Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).

Words formed from Zuckerberg

Questions about Zuckerberg

What does Zuckerberg mean?
Zuckerberg means an Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.
What part of speech is Zuckerberg?
Zuckerberg can be a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Zuckerberg?
Zuckerberg is pronounced /ˈzʌkəbɜːɡ/ (UK).

Words near Zuckerberg in the dictionary

  1. Zuchowski
  2. Zuchowskis
  3. Zuck
  4. Zucker
  5. Zucker rat
  6. Zuckerberg
  7. Zuckerberged
  8. Zuckerbergian
  9. Zuckerberging
  10. Zuckerbergs
  11. Zuckerbucks

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