3 ms·

yes, i agree, my understanding is that meetup isn't a word. well, it wasn't. now from popular usage it is. similarly, google is allowed to trademark the verb g

• Meetup 8y ago
  Meetup.com was founded in 2002. Doesn't the graph you posted show that the term "meetup" was in use prior to that? Regardless, nobody used the term "google" or anything similar to refer to doing a search on the internet prior to Google's inception. I think it would be a better analogy if "go ogle" was already a common phrasal verb for searching the internet and Google came along, removed the space and trademarked "google" essentially preventing anyone from using the original phrasal verb henceforth.
  • hluska 8y ago
    I find it interesting that you would register such an obviously inflammatory name (eight months ago) and then never use it until now. Even more interesting is the fact that you have received two very reasonable answers and continue to argue against them with very poorly thought out arguments. The facts are: 1.) Meetup is not and has never been a word in the English language. 2.) A trademark is a very distinct vehicle with particular uses.
    • quickthrower2 8y ago
      He’s a slow typer