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Google bomb

Syllabification: (Goo·gle bomb)
Definition of Google bomb

noun

  • an attempt to make a search term return a website for an unexpected person or organization when entered in a search engine (typically for satirical or humorous purposes) by the creation of numerous links to that website from pages including the search term.

Derivatives

google bombing

noun

Origin:

early 21st century: from Google, the proprietary name of a popular Internet search engine, + bomb

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