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 and past participle DuckDuckGoed)

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