I mean, there are some idioms such as:
Google it = search it
tweet it, facebook me
What should we call "search at Stack Overflow" — stack it?
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2don't you mean "ask at Stack Overflow" instead of "search at Stack Overflow"? Searching in the content of Stack Overflow can done independently of the Stack Overflow site, using, for instance, Google.– This_is_NOT_a_forumDec 30, 2010 at 22:09
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@Peter I use this term("stack it") only for searching code. That is why, I asked because stackoverflow is the largest coding (code search, question-answer) on web– hilalJan 3, 2011 at 14:28
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I came searching for this exact question. I used "stacking" in this question and thought it was very appropriate :) link– Morgan T.Jul 12, 2011 at 16:28
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I don't think searching on Stack Overflow is going to develop its own verb, because searching is not the fundamental, central action on the site. "Googling" is the one thing you do on Google; "Tweeting" is the one thing you do on Twitter. "Facebooking" - connecting to other people - while by far not the only action, is arguably the central thing you do on that site.
The central action on Stack Overflow is asking and answering questions. Maybe that is too complex to create its own verb. That said, I don't think it needs one!
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7I propose all references to the word question be replaced with Stack™, all references to the word answer be replaced with Pop™, and all references to the word ask be replaced with Overflow™. So it's not "asking and answering questions", it's "Overflow™ing and Pop™ing Stack™s (patent pending)".– user149432Dec 30, 2010 at 12:12
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2@Mark: poping should be popping, how do we handle that? Pop™ping? Popp™ing? Pop™p™ing? Dec 30, 2010 at 14:33
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Should we SOS something? Stack Overflow Search...
I like Stacko, as in: "I don't know, just Stacko it."
