Googlewash

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Andrew Orlowski in 2003.

Verb[edit]

Googlewash (third-person singular simple present Googlewashes, present participle Googlewashing, simple past and past participle Googlewashed)

  1. Synonym of googlebomb

Usage notes[edit]

  • Unlike googlebomb, this word may imply the use of media manipulation to change the perception of a term. Compare whitewash.