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Google-fu en · NOUN

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (informal, uncountable) 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:
   • [Gary] Small suggests the inexperienced may register less brain activity because they haven't yet figured out the right strategies required to perform a successful search. In other words, their Google-fu is weak. 2008 October 16, Austin Modine, “Internet searches stimulate brain more than books: Assuming good Google-fu”, in The Register:
   • Kitty sighed. “It's worth looking into.” She pointed at the nearest computer. “Ed, I need your Googlefu.” Ed swung around and poised his fingers over the keyboard. 2015, Gretchen McNeil, Get Dirty, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
   • […] one thing that I did notice when I was doing a little google-fu on the issue is that there appears to be approximately 20 to 50 billion dollars spent by the federal government […] 2008 May 5, Kevin Drum, “Political Animal: Corporate Welfare in the Oil Patch”, in Washington Monthly:
   • Oh, dang, I blogged about this once and can't find my blog post now (anyone with better Google-fu than I want to help?) 2008 August 6, Robin Abrahams, “Miss Conduct Chat”, in The Boston Globe:
   • […] they think they have all the Google-fu they'll ever need […] 2007, Eli Neiburger, Gamers... in the Library?!, ALA Editions, →ISBN, page 3:
   • Coworkers seek out my Googling abilities. My Google-Fu is strong. 2007, Ben Grabow, "Big Brother Is Watching You Google", Scripps Howard News Service, May 9, E. W. Scripps

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