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DuckDuckGo

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English

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Etymology

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The search engine website was founded by Gabriel Weinberg in 2008, who stated in 2009 that the name comes from duck, duck, goose.

Proper noun

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DuckDuckGo

  1. (Internet) An Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results.

Synonyms

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  • DDG (initialism)

Verb

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DuckDuckGo (third-person singular simple present DuckDuckGos, present participle DuckDuckGoing, simple past DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckWent, past participle DuckDuckGoed or (humorous) DuckDuckGone)

  1. (Internet, transitive, rare) To search for (something) on the Internet using the DuckDuckGo search engine.