Zuckerberg

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UK/ˈzʌkəbɜːɡ/Canada, US/ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/Australia/ˈzɐkəbɜːɡ/

proper noun

An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

proper nounZuckerberg (plural Zuckerbergs)

plural Zuckerbergs

  1. An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

    With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

    2020 August 7, Jason Murdock, “Zuckerberg Becomes Centibillionaire after Trump Threatens TikTok Ban, Instagram Reels Launches”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2020
verbZuckerberg (third-person singular simple present Zuckerbergs, present participle Zuckerberging, simple past and past participle Zuckerberged)

present singular third person Zuckerbergs · participle present Zuckerberging · participle past Zuckerberged · past Zuckerberged

  1. informalTo behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.

    We are Zuckerberging it! All those investors who turned us down just don't get it.

    2016, Tomer Sharon, Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research, page 105
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    If there hadn't been 2,000 witnesses, I would have Zuckerberged the idea for myself.

    2012 March 20, Bill Simmons, “NBA Trade Value, Part 1”, in Grantland

    Robin's claim that she created Marshall's Minnesota Tidal Wave cocktail, which leads to Marshall accusing her of “Zuckerberging” him (“The Time Travelers”).

    2014, Jesse McLean, Wait For It: The Legendary Story of How I Met Your Mother

    We see as much in the finale: Summer helps the Devil build up the n33dful.com digital empire, and he kicks her out just after he’s bought by Google. “You’re Zuckerberging me!?” Summer cries as she’s carried away by security.

    2018 August 3, Corey Plante, “'Rick and Morty' Failed to Make Us Hate Capitalism With Pluto and the Devil”, in Inverse

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Italianzucchero
  8. Middle High Germanzucker
  9. GermanZucker
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰos
  12. Proto-Germanic*bergaz
  13. Proto-West Germanic*berg
  14. Old High Germanbërg
  15. Middle High Germanbërc
  16. GermanBerg
  17. GermanZuckerberg
  18. EnglishZuckerberg

Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).

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Translations

German Zuckerberg
  • ZuckerbergAshkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
Greek Ζάκερμπεργκ
  • Ζάκερμπεργκ (Zákermpergk)Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
Hebrew צוקרברג
  • צוקרברגAshkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
Russian Цу́керберг, Цукербе́рг
  • Цу́керберг (Cúkerberg)Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
  • Цукербе́рг (Cukerbérg)Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
Yiddish צוקערבערג
  • צוקערבערג (tsukerberg)Ashkenazic Jewish surname of German origin
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APA

Zuckerberg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuckerberg

MLA

“Zuckerberg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuckerberg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zuckerberg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuckerberg.

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