higify

To look up a piece of information in order to answer a question, especially when the petitioner could have just as easily done so themselves.

Acronym for "Here, I'll Google It For You."

"When was the United Kingdom established?"
"Just a second, let me higify that."

"I don't like to do tech support for my parents; it inevitably turns into endless higification."

by sock bonobo August 16, 2007

HIGify

To make a piece of software better comply with GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.

The attached patch aims to HIGify the transfer dialog.

by Oestrogen March 8, 2008