Etymology tree
English googly
Proto-Germanic *-lōną
Old English -lian
Middle English -len
English -le
English google
Back-formation from googly + -le (frequentative suffix (indicating continuousness or repetition) forming verbs).
Meanings
(transitive) To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
(intransitive) Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.
(intransitive) Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.
From Google (“search engine operated by Google LLC”).
Meanings
(Internet, informal) An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.
Each night I allowed myself one desultory google before leaping to my feet for a lamplit walk around the neighbourhood. 2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 51:
(Internet, dated, informal) A match obtained by a query in the Google search engine.
The word oceanfront has 64,300,000 googles, so I think it must be a real word.
is gúgl (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · el γκουγκλιά (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · no nettsøk (Internet search performed on any search engine) · pl wyguglanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · el γκουγκλιά (match obtained by a query in the Google search engine) · cmn 搜索 (Internet search performed on any search engine) · mi kūkara (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · pt googlada (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · pl googlowanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · mk гуглање (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · it googlata (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · id googling (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · fi Google-osuma (match obtained by a query in the Google search engine) · mk пребарување (Internet search performed on any search engine) · hy գուգլ (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · tr googlelamak (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · az quqllamaq (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · ru гугле́ние (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · sv nätsökning (Internet search performed on any search engine) · cs googlení (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · sv googleträff (match obtained by a query in the Google search engine) · sv internetsökning (Internet search performed on any search engine) · fr recherche (Internet search performed on any search engine) · pl wyguglowanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · fi googlaus (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · pl guglanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · et otsing (Internet search performed on any search engine) · es googleada (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · sv googling (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · pl guglowanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · nl googelen (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · ka დაგუგლვა (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · fi haku (Internet search performed on any search engine) · pl googlanie (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · it gugolata (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · it ricerca (Internet search performed on any search engine) · ru гуглопо́иск (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · ja 検索 (Internet search performed on any search engine) · fr googliser (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · et guugeldus (Internet search performed on the Google search engine) · pt pesquisa (Internet search performed on the Google search engine)
From Google (“search engine operated by Google LLC”).
Meanings
(Internet, informal, transitive) To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.
Google it. 2002 December 13, Kevin Wade, Maid in Manhattan, spoken by Marisa (Jennifer Lopez):
Tom googles all of his prospective girlfriends.
Willow: Have you googled her yet?
Xander: Willow! She's 17!
Willow: It's a search engine. 2002 October 15, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, “Help”, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 7, episode 4, spoken by Willow Rosenberg and Xander Harris (Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon):
Googling in search of an apology from the former Enron C.E.O. Kenneth Lay, I came up with a report in the newspaper Oil Daily headlined "Lay apologizes." But tel me if you can find any remorse in his actual words: […] 2002 December 28, Bill Keller, “Who’s sorry now?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021, page A-19:
Have fun and keep googling! 1998 July 8, Larry Page, “New Features”, in eGroups, archived from the original on 09 Oct 1999:
(Internet, broadly, informal, transitive) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.
I googled him but there were no references to him on the Internet.
(Internet, informal, intransitive) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.
pl guglować (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · be гу́гліць (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl guglać (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ru гу́глить (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · de googlen (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sh googlati (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · el γκουγκλάρω (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · mk прогуглува (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ta கூகிள் செய் (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · eu gogleatu (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · mt iggoogilja (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi hakea (to search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine) · lt googlinti or gūglinti (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · is gúgla (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · uk ґу́ґлити (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · te గుగుల్ చేయ్యి (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sh guglati (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · eo gugli (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · mr गूगल करणे (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · es googlear (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · de googeln (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi googlettaa (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ga gúgláil (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · bg гугълна (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sq gugloj (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pt pesquisar no Google (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · et guugeldama (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · hi गूगलियाना (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi googlata (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ca googlejar (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pt guglar (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · hy գուգլել (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · mi kūkara (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi googlettaa (to search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine) · pl wyguglać (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · uk поґу́ґлити (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl googlać (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sv googla (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · no googla (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ja ググる (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ro a googăli (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr gougler (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi löytyä netistä (to be locatable in a search of the Internet) · uk наґу́ґлити (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl pogooglować (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · el γκουγκλίζω (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · et googeldama (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pt googlear (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sk vygoogliť (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl przegooglować (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · es guglear (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ru погу́глить (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · tr googlelamak (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ur گُوگَل کَرنا (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ja ググる (to search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine) · tl i-google (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · cs vygooglovat (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · cs googlit (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · yi גוגלען (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl googlować (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · no google (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googueuliser (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · new गूगल ययेगु (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ne गूगल गर्नु (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · uk заґу́ґлити (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · it googlare (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · is gúggla (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ru загу́глить (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googoliser (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sl googlati (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · sq googloj (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ja グーグる (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ro a gugăli (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googler (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · bg гугълвам (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · mk гугла (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · nl googelen (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · cmn 谷歌 (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · bn গুগল করছি (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · cmn 百度 (to search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine) · ka დაგუგლავს (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pl wygooglować (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · be ґу́ґліць (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ka გუგლავს (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · hi गूगल करना (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googloter (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · pt googlar (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googeliser (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · da google (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · hu guglizik (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi kuukkeloida (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fi googlata (to search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine) · it gugolare (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ta கூகிள் பண்ணு (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · ml ഗൂഗിൾ ചെയ്യൂ (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · he גיגל (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr googliser (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · lt pagooglinti or pagūglinti (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · gu ગૂગલ કરવુ (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine) · fr google-iser (to search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine)