"search-fu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From search + -fu (suffix indicating expertise or mastery). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|search|fu|pos2=suffix indicating expertise or mastery}} search + -fu (suffix indicating expertise or mastery) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} search-fu (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Synonym of Google-fu. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: Google-fu [synonym, synonym-of]
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