google-fu

google-fu

function: noun
etymology: google.com (search website) gongfu skill, art
date: 2003

: the ability to quickly answer any given question using internet resources, such as a search engine

example: “my google-fu is strong this morning.” (#insub irc log, twid and others, circa 2003)
the ability to use google with zen like prowess.
you couldn’t find it on the web? dude….your google-fu is weak.
a measure of one’s level of skill in using the google search engine in order to find needed (usually worthless) information
“my google-fu is better than your google-fu.”
a disciplined mastery of google search techniques. a googlefu master possesses many secret and awe-inspiring moves allowing him ultimate access to the most obscure data. sometimes abbreviated as goo-fu.
my friend couldn’t find jack sh-t online, but i applied the ‘ol googlefu and showed him that those naked pictures of his girlfriend were still on the net.
ability to search the internet and find what you are looking for.

noun. created by blending google and kung fu. allusion to internet searching skill to being a martial art.
asking for help in internet searching;

my google fu is weak today, can you look for me?

commenting on to someone re their ability to find something:

your google fu is mighty!
the ability to find exactly what you need very quickly by implementing the use of certain words and phrases in google or other similar internet search engines.
it took me all of 2 seconds to find everything i needed. my google-fu is very, very strong.
the ability to use google with zen like prowess.
you couldn’t find it on the web? dude….your google-fu is weak.

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