"Zuckerberg" meaning in English

See Zuckerberg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzʌkərbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ Forms: Zuckerbergs [plural]
Etymology: From German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Zuckerberg}} German Zuckerberg, {{uder|en|de|-}} German, {{compound|de|Zucker|Berg|nocat=1|t1=sugar|t2=mountain}} Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Zuckerberg (plural Zuckerbergs)
  1. An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German. Derived forms: Faceberg, Suckerberg, Zucc, Zuck, Zuckerbergian Related terms: Cukier, Cukierman, Cukiermann, Zucker, Zuckerman, Zuckermann, Zuker, Zukerberg, Zukerman, Zukermann Translations (Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin): Ցուկերբերգ (Cʻukerberg) (Armenian), Zuckerberg (German), Ζάκερμπεργκ (Zákermpergk) (Greek), צוקרברג (Hebrew), Цу́керберг (Cúkerberg) (Russian), Цукербе́рг (Cukerbérg) (Russian), צוקערבערג (tsukerberg) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Zuckerberg-en-name-Ltq1hyVJ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 68 32

Verb

IPA: /ˈzʌkərbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ Forms: Zuckerbergs [present, singular, third-person], Zuckerberging [participle, present], Zuckerberged [participle, past], Zuckerberged [past]
Etymology: From German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Zuckerberg}} German Zuckerberg, {{uder|en|de|-}} German, {{compound|de|Zucker|Berg|nocat=1|t1=sugar|t2=mountain}} Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} Zuckerberg (third-person singular simple present Zuckerbergs, present participle Zuckerberging, simple past and past participle Zuckerberged)
  1. (informal) To behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Zuckerberg-en-verb-KZno6Cgm

Inflected forms

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