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Xoogler

Xoogler
 n.— «Many of the Xooglers (the name is a contraction of ex-Googlers but is pronounced “zooglers”) are young, entrepreneurial and, thanks to Google’s soaring success, wealthy enough to start their own second acts.» —“Keeping It All in the Google Family” by Dan Fost New York Times Nov. 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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