googling girv

, , February 18th, 2009

It was pointed out to me just recently that girv dot net is the top Google search result for “girv”. Me being the sort of person who doesn’t quite believe things until I try them myself, I duly entered the magic word into the search box and hit the go button. Lo, and indeed behold, there I was at the top of the list.

Google search results for "girv"

Yay me, I rock, I am so cool etc. … until you scroll down a little way (but still on the first page) to this result from the Urban Dictionary.

google-girv-2

According to the Urban Dictionary, a “girv” is defined as a “lesbionic, ugly, scary creature”. There are those who would agree with that definition, at least in parts.

Urban Dictionary definition of "girv" - "lesbionic, ugly, scary creature"

On the next page, they also have quite an apt definition for “girvinator“, which I’ve also been called in the past.

Urban Dictionary definition of "girvinator"

The internets give, and the internets taketh away I guess.

My only remaining question is why someone would search for “girv” in the first place!

John Girvin

John Girvin is a software engineer, sci-fi buff, cyclist and retrocomputer fan (ie: nerd) from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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3 Comments:

  1. Steve

    Man, you gotta love that Urban Dictionary

  2. Paul Anthony

    I had a teacher once called Mrs Gervais. We called her “the Gerv”. Locked her in her room, by pushing a vending machine in front of it. yeah. We didn’t like her much.

  3. John Girvin

    Paul, I can’t imagine Mrs. Gervais liked you much either, after that!

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