Meanings
nounsearch-fu (uncountable)
- informaluncountableSynonym of Google-fu.
You can do compound searches, as well as calculations and other search-fu.
2008, Macworld: The Macintosh Magazine - Volume 25, Issues 1-6, page 1282 more examples
When it comes to hyper-local oddities, your search-fu has got to be powerful.
2017 June 1, Andrew Kenney, “Why there’s a Frederic Remington bronze sculpture in a Denver parking lot: A guide to pointless investigations”, in DenveriteIt has never, if my search-fu is any good, hitherto appeared in the pages of the National Post.
2018 March 22, Colby Cosh, “Former area man receives one million dollars for mathematical awesomeness”, in National PostSynonyms: Google-fu
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Google-fu.
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Origin
From search + -fu (suffix indicating expertise or mastery).
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APA
search-fu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search-fu
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“search-fu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search-fu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “search-fu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search-fu.
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