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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words. Internet

Verb

1. 1
   To search for something using Google, resulting in a single hit. Internet, rare, transitive

Synonyms

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hapax legomenon

Etymology

From Google + whack. Coined by Gary Stock on January 8, 2002.

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