ググる (guguru)
GOO-goo-ruverbColloquial
A Japanese slang term. Browse all Japanese slang.
What it means
To google. Fully naturalised: it conjugates like any Japanese verb — ググった, ググれば, ググっとく.
Examples with translations
分からなかったらググって。
Just google it if you're not sure.
ググっても出てこなかった。
I searched and found nothing.
Where it comes from
グーグル shortened to グ グ and fitted with the -る verb ending. The same pattern gave タクる (to take a taxi), パニクる (to panic) and ディスる (to disrespect).
Other forms
- Romanised as:
- guguru