"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 Synonyms: DDG [initialism]
    Sense id: en-DuckDuckGo-en-name-lPjNg0G6 Categories (other): Internet

Verb

Forms: DuckDuckGos [present, singular, third-person], DuckDuckGoing [participle, present], DuckDuckGoed [past], DuckDuckWent [humorous, past], DuckDuckGoed [participle, past], DuckDuckWent [humorous, participle, past], DuckDuckGone [humorous, participle, 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|+|+|+,DuckDuckWent<l:humorous>|+,~ne<l:humorous>}} DuckDuckGo (third-person singular simple present DuckDuckGos, present participle DuckDuckGoing, simple past DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckWent, past participle DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckWent or (humorous) DuckDuckGone)
  1. (Internet, transitive, rare) To search for (something) on the Internet using the DuckDuckGo search engine. Tags: Internet, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-DuckDuckGo-en-verb-23Oz2KMO Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Websites Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Websites: 36 64

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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