Googlewhack

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googlewhack

(ˈɡuːɡəlˌwæk)
n
(Computer Science) a search of the internet, using the Google search engine and without using quote marks, for a combination of two legitimate words that yields only one result
[C21: from Google + whack attempt]
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Googlewhack

A two-term search on Google that returns just one result.
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