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Google bomb
noun
- an effort to move a website to the top of search-engine results for a particular word or phrase, by creating a large number of links that contain this search text.
verb (used without object)
- to engage in such an effort.
verb (used with object)
- to make (a website, person, word, or phrase) a target of a Google bomb:
His biography on the Web was Google-bombed with the search word “liar.â€
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- Google bomber noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of Google bomb1
Example Sentences
In 2013, the English Disco Lovers movement was started as a deliberate Google bomb to hijack the search results of the English Defence League, the far-right movement founded by Tommy Robinson.
The tech website speculated, however, that Mr. Trump’s profile was triggered by the peculiar queries as a result of a SEO tactic sometimes referred to as a “Google bomb†— the same technique that caused former Sen. Rick Santorum’s name to take on new vulgar meaning online more than a decade ago.
Iranian bloggers set up a "Google bomb" - whenever anyone searched the term "Arabian Gulf", would appear.
“Google bomb†is a type of Web spam that is widely known and applicable to all major search engines today.
Another Google bomb associated candidate John Kerry with the word “waffles†in 2004.
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