Zuckerbergian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Zuckerberg +‎ -ian

Adjective[edit]

Zuckerbergian (comparative more Zuckerbergian, superlative most Zuckerbergian)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984), founder of the social network Facebook.
    • 2012, New York Magazine's Most Popular:
      But of course, Silicon Valley is a mecca of counter-signaling—witness the superstatus Zuckerbergian hoodie—and it's no surprise to discover that in the land of the billionaire dropout, an Internet entrepreneur like Thiel sees evidence that higher education inhibits innovation.
    • 2016, Stephen Brown, Brands and Branding, page 143:
      The only debate is whether it will end with Google gobbling up the globe while mouthing its brand mantra 'Don't Be Evil' or Facebook removing its Zuckerbergian mask to reveal an alien life form within. The invasion of the brand snatchers is upon us.
    • 2018, Jeff Haden, The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win, New York, NY: Penguin Random House, →ISBN, page 89:
      If you aren't willing to work to create something new and different, if you aren't trying to do something Zuckerbergian, your goal isn't the problem. Your approach is the problem. If you aren't willing to find a new way to fill an ongoing and nearly universal need, if you aren't willing to do something Netflixian, your goal isn't the problem. Your approach is the problem.