- guguru to google, to do an online search (for)
Used informally in casual conversation and online contexts to mean searching for something on the internet, typically using a search engine.
ちょっとググってみるね。
Chotto gugutte miru ne.
Let me just google it.
それ、ググればすぐわかるよ。
Sore, gugureba sugu wakaru yo.
You'll find out quickly if you google it.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'ken saku suru' which is the formal term for 'to search'.
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