"search-fu" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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]
    Sense id: en-search-fu-en-noun-6CooJ-BY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fu

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