"DuckDuckGo" meaning in English

See DuckDuckGo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: The search engine website was founded by Gabriel Weinberg in 2008, who stated in 2009 that the name comes from duck, duck, goose. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} DuckDuckGo
  1. (Internet) An Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Websites Synonyms: DDG [initialism]
    Sense id: en-DuckDuckGo-en-name-lPjNg0G6 Disambiguation of Websites: 53 47

Verb

Forms: DuckDuckGos [present, singular, third-person], DuckDuckGoing [participle, present], DuckDuckGoed [participle, past], DuckDuckGoed [past]
Etymology: The search engine website was founded by Gabriel Weinberg in 2008, who stated in 2009 that the name comes from duck, duck, goose. Head templates: {{en-verb}} DuckDuckGo (third-person singular simple present DuckDuckGos, present participle DuckDuckGoing, simple past and past participle DuckDuckGoed)
  1. (Internet, transitive, rare) To search for (something) on the Internet using the DuckDuckGo search engine. Tags: Internet, rare, transitive Categories (topical): Internet, Websites
    Sense id: en-DuckDuckGo-en-verb-23Oz2KMO Disambiguation of Websites: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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