Goog

//ɡuːɡ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An egg. Australia, slang

    "I always supposed he was called Goog because the tiny flattened ears did nothing to interrupt the goog-like sweep from crown to jaw."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alphabet Inc.

    "Jade Raymond, the executive in charge of SG&E who previously worked at Sony (SNE), Electronic Arts (EA) and Ubisoft (UBSFF), will leave Google (GOOG) to “pursue other opportunities,” Harrison added."

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"I always supposed he was called Goog because the tiny flattened ears did nothing to interrupt the goog-like sweep from crown to jaw."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic gog / gug, cf. googie, from gugaí / gogaí (“sound made by chickens, baby name for chicken, baby name for egg" (i.e. gug-gug-gugaí)”).

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Google; compare GOOGL.

Related phrases

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