Finally I Know What "Google" Means

Thanks to the help of Open Office spellcheck!



Goggle made sense to me, but "Go ogle?" Really? Really. And it's appropos too:

Main Entry:

¹ogle

Pronunciation:

\ˈō-gəl also ˈä-\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ogled; ogling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology:

probably from Low German oegeln, from oog eye; akin to Old High German ouga eye — more at eye

Date:

1682

intransitive verb : to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
transitive verb 1 : to eye amorously or provocatively 2 : to look at especially with greedy or interested attention

— ogler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun
from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

I love it. Especially the derivation of "ogler." Just -- go ogle something, you, you, you OGLER!