Noogler or Googler
In 2006, the word "google" was officially recognized in the dictionary as this grammatical type of word, in addition to a noun.
verb
Dessert made of a squash harvested in the fall
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A type of data visualization.
pumpkin pie chart
This company makes computer processors and semiconductors, and its name comes from "integrated electronics".
Intel
This 2-word phrase meaning "chat" or "connect" may have started as a metaphor of the sport where you hit a ball with a bat.
touch base
Be patient for a moment.
H.Y.H.
hold your horses
In 1998, Google tried to sell its search engine for $1 million to this competitor that was used by the majority of people at the time.
Yahoo
Protective glove used to handle hot items
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Republican presidential nominee who lost to Obama.
oven Mitt Romney
This company's first logo showed the iconic moment of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree.
It's a way of saying "reconnect later" with some needless geometry thrown in.
circle back
Avoid assuming something will happen until you know the results.
D.C.Y.C.B.T.H.
don't count your chickens before they hatch
This company was formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project.
Waymo
Julius Caesar's time period and territory
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New York skyscraper.
Roman Empire State Building
This company's mascot is named "Ghostface Chillah", and it references the ephemeral nature of the platform.
Snapchat
You could say you want to add on to someone's idea, or you could use this term meaning to carry someone.
piggyback
A problem that's really obvious but uncomfortable so everyone is avoiding mentioning it.
T.E.I.T.R.
the elephant in the room
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Google paused Gemini's AI image generator mainly after users reported this inaccuracy in certain images generated.
creating inaccurate images of women or people of color instead of white male historical figures (founding fathers, vikings, pope)
Fast food restaurant with the mascot of a human wearing a toy head
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Term related to a movie's success and popularity based on ticket sales.
Jack in the Box office
After this company was acquired by eBay in 2002 and integrated into their website, the vertical merger led to growth for both companies because buyers and sellers liked the convenience and security of using it.
PayPal
Your boss might ask you to metaphorically "pick" these first instead of going through the trouble to find ones any higher up in the tree.
low hanging fruit
You can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in this life.
T.W.I.Y.O.
This California Life Company under Google focuses on the research of human aging, and it also happens to be a type of cat.
Calico
Questioning game about the group's past experiences
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Bizarre A24 film about the multiverse that won multiple 2023 Academy Awards.
Never Have I Everything Everywhere All at Once
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The reason for the name Airbnb, which references the humble way the company started out.
It started with the founders renting air mattresses from their apartment as an "Airbed and Breakfast" setup.
This is a space where the team gathers to work on a project together, usually to put out fires when they're "in the trenches".
war room
Starting a new topic that will be complicated and difficult to solve.
O.A.N.C.O.W.
open a new can of worms