Streisand
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Verb — To try to hide or suppress information online, only to draw far more attention to it than it would have gotten otherwise.
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Etymology
Named after singer Barbra Streisand, whose 2003 lawsuit to remove a photo of her house from the internet backfired spectacularly and made the photo famous.
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What does “Streisand” mean?
The word “Streisand” means to try to hide or suppress information online, only to draw far more attention to it than it would have gotten otherwise. In plain terms, trying to hush something up and accidentally making it go viral instead.
How do you pronounce “Streisand”?
“Streisand” is pronounced STREYE-sand (/ˈstɹaɪ.sænd/ in IPA).
How do you use “Streisand” in a sentence?
Here is “Streisand” used in a sentence: “The company's lawyers tried to get the leaked memo taken down, but they ended up streisanding it — now it's everywhere.”
What part of speech is “Streisand”?
“Streisand” is a verb.
Where does the word “Streisand” come from?
The word “Streisand” dates back to around 2003. Named after singer Barbra Streisand, whose 2003 lawsuit to remove a photo of her house from the internet backfired spectacularly and made the photo famous.