Brain Blight. Diminished neural capacity. Specifically, the inability to cognate relative minutia or trivial information due to an over-reliance and/or dependence on Google.
Kristie: “Heaven... I'm in heaven. . .da, da, da. . .I can hardly speak. . . da, da, da. . .When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek. Hey, what’s the line in between?”
Mark “I dunno. Isn’t that that song by that really famous songwriter from the 40’s and 50’s?”
Kristie: “I guess.”
Mark: “What’s his name? I can see his face. . .urgh. . .What’s his name? What is his name! Urgh!
I should know this but I'm suffering from Googleatrophy."
10 minutes later: Google: 40's songwriters.
Mark: “Sheeeet. . .COLE PORTER!"
Mark “I dunno. Isn’t that that song by that really famous songwriter from the 40’s and 50’s?”
Kristie: “I guess.”
Mark: “What’s his name? I can see his face. . .urgh. . .What’s his name? What is his name! Urgh!
I should know this but I'm suffering from Googleatrophy."
10 minutes later: Google: 40's songwriters.
Mark: “Sheeeet. . .COLE PORTER!"
by machBailz May 17, 2007
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May 14, 2009 - The day that Google failed. All of google's services slowed down to an incredibly slow speed, while some like Gmail and Google Maps were completely unaccessible. While most issues were resolved by noon EST, such an epic fail on google's part has not been recorded in recent history.
Dude 1: Hey man i'm trying to check my gmail and it won't load
Dude 2: wtf?! im trying to get directions to that sushi place and google maps won't load
Dude 3: i just tried searching something on google and it took 15 minutes to load...
Dude 1: could it be?
Dude 2: i think so...
Dude 1,2 and 3: googlefail!
Dude 2: wtf?! im trying to get directions to that sushi place and google maps won't load
Dude 3: i just tried searching something on google and it took 15 minutes to load...
Dude 1: could it be?
Dude 2: i think so...
Dude 1,2 and 3: googlefail!
by veedawg May 14, 2009
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This often leads to frustration when someone is looking for a specific page or picture, you'll see a sample of text or a shrunk image that looks like what you want. Then you click to see more/full size, and you get a 404 error.
This often leads to frustration when someone is looking for a specific page or picture, you'll see a sample of text or a shrunk image that looks like what you want. Then you click to see more/full size, and you get a 404 error.
Guy1: Hey did you print that hi res picture for me like I asked?
Guy2: I can't, not even Google Remembers it!
Guy2: I can't, not even Google Remembers it!
by soonmme May 16, 2009
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He went google-hunting about the French Revolution for his essay. He did a google-hunt.
b) You want to find out the meaning of a word -
I'll do a google-hunt and find out. I went google-hunting for definitions.
c) How you heard about the war in Iran?
Yes, I did a google-hunt. I went google-hunting.
He went google-hunting about the French Revolution for his essay. He did a google-hunt.
b) You want to find out the meaning of a word -
I'll do a google-hunt and find out. I went google-hunting for definitions.
c) How you heard about the war in Iran?
Yes, I did a google-hunt. I went google-hunting.
by Captain Courageous July 26, 2009
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by bTags March 20, 2011
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Dude 1: Ugh, I can't find any tourettes guy DVDs on Ebay or Amazon.com!
Dude 2: Oh...well then try a Google Shopping search.
Dude 1: It says, "You search did not match any documents"!
Dude 2: Well, sucks for you. Go find it in a store.
Dude 2: Oh...well then try a Google Shopping search.
Dude 1: It says, "You search did not match any documents"!
Dude 2: Well, sucks for you. Go find it in a store.
by Mechanic1d January 25, 2012
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