Zuckerberg

English

Etymology

From German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʌkərbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Proper noun

Zuckerberg (plural Zuckerbergs)

1. An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

Derived terms

• Faceberg
• Suckerberg
• Zucc
• Zuck
• Zuckerbergian

 

Related terms

• Cukier
• Cukierman
• Cukiermann
• Zucker
• Zuckerman
• Zuckermann
• Zuker
• Zukerberg
• Zukerman
• Zukermann

 

Translations

Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin

• Armenian: Ցուկերբերգ (Cʻukerberg)
• German: Zuckerberg
• Greek: Ζάκερμπεργκ (el) (Zákermpergk)
• Hebrew: צוקרברג
• Russian: Цу́керберг (ru) (Cúkerberg), Цукербе́рг (ru) (Cukerbérg)
• Yiddish: צוקערבערג (tsukerberg)

Verb

Zuckerberg (third-person singular simple present Zuckerbergs, present participle Zuckerberging, simple past and past participle Zuckerberged)

1. (informal) To behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.
   • 2012 March 20, Bill Simmons, “NBA Trade Value, Part 1”, in Grantland:

     If there hadn't been 2,000 witnesses, I would have Zuckerberged the idea for myself.

   • 2014, Jesse McLean, Wait For It: The Legendary Story of How I Met Your Mother:

     Robin's claim that she created Marshall's Minnesota Tidal Wave cocktail, which leads to Marshall accusing her of “Zuckerberging” him (“The Time Travelers”).

   • 2016, Tomer Sharon, Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research, page 105:

     We are Zuckerberging it! All those investors who turned us down just don't get it.

   • 2018 August 3, Corey Plante, “'Rick and Morty' Failed to Make Us Hate Capitalism With Pluto and the Devil”, in Inverse:

     We see as much in the finale: Summer helps the Devil build up the n33dful.com digital empire, and he kicks her out just after he’s bought by Google. “You’re Zuckerberging me!?” Summer cries as she’s carried away by security.

German

Etymology

Zucker (“sugar”) +‎ Berg (“mountain”)

Proper noun

Zuckerberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zuckerbergs or (with an article) Zuckerberg, feminine genitive Zuckerberg, plural Zuckerbergs)

1. a Jewish surname, Zuckerberg

Related terms

• Zucker
• Zuckermann

 

Descendants

• English: Zuckerberg