~10 years ago I would say “google it” often. But now I don’t think I say that at all, and would say “search for it” or similar.
I don’t think I really consciously decided to stop saying it, but I suppose it just felt weird to explicitly refer to one search engine while using another.
Just me? Do you say, or hear others say, “google it” in $current_year? Is it different for techies and normies?
I always say things like “you could look it up” or “did you look it up”. That way people can use the search engine or database of their choice. Americans are so trained to call things by a corporate name / brand / product. Kleenex, qtips, advil, tylenol, dockers, vaseline, some people don’t even know the real name of those products. And saying “google it” has almost become an insult on so many levels.