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Googletrap

A word or phrase placed in a web page with the intention of generating extra traffic via search engines.

Often this word or phrase will be used with the intention of misleading.
In a blog post, relating to wild life, the writer uses the phrase 'humble tits'.

This is a googletrap as it is likely to be hit upon by Googlers looking for unclothed pictures of the TV presenter Kate Humble.
by Meredic Hallett July 9, 2007
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Googlebating

Entering your own name in a narcissistic search for website hits.
I kill hella' time googlebating at work.
by Smet April 4, 2006
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googleable

Something that is able to be found on the popular Internet search engine Google.
Mrs. Kim's husband is googleable.
by Lisa November 12, 2004
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googleability

The ability of a Google search to find web pages for the person being searched.

Profesional, personal or social networking web pages will be pages listed in the search.
The googleability of her name makes it easy to find her My Space web pages.
by B. Foster April 28, 2008
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Googletarianism

A form of government in the near future that will achieve total control through use of Facebook and Google. Rather than using terror and secret police like past Totalitarian States, the Googletarian regime will predict our wants and thereby preempt all individual decision-making.
Michal shut down his Facebook account, because he feared the onset of creeping Googletarianism.
by Michal_Zap January 12, 2013
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Googlers

Googlers (goo-guh-lurs) noun. The magnification reading glasses nerds wear in order to see their cellphone screens while googling.
John can I borrow your googlers for a second so I can google that.
by Dragonlady58 January 30, 2021
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googlecation

Taking a vacation using Google Maps Street View. Even cheaper than a staycation.
I googlecationed in Paris this afternoon at a little cafe near the Eifel tower. It was lovely.
by meshelleee March 2, 2009
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