# Why does searching for "limerence" give me a bunch of hits on "limericks"?

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**Created:** [November 30, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-searching-for-limerence-give-me-a-bunch-of-hits-on-limericks/975795 "2022-11-30T13:33:55Z")
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### Author: ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-searching-for-limerence-give-me-a-bunch-of-hits-on-limericks/975795/2 "2022-11-30T13:45:38Z")

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Part way down the search list it hits the one use of the word that [Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Limerence%22+%3Aboards.straightdope.com&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS989US989&biw=1233&bih=873&sxsrf=ALiCzsYVctgoq2LjpHu4SM_14nK10kp-jw%3A1669815707346&ei=m12HY-PnFKGlptQPx8SGyAk&ved=0ahUKEwijoc6ghNb7AhWhkokEHUeiAZkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=%22Limerence%22+%3Aboards.straightdope.com&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIICAAQogQQsAMyCAgAEKIEELADMggIABCiBBCwA0oECEEYAUoECEYYAFAAWABg-jVoAnAAeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQDIAQPAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) can find on [https://boards.straightdope.com/](https://boards.straightdope.com/).

> [@A word I simply don't recall hearing - Limerence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-i-simply-dont-recall-hearing-limerence/773821/1):
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> \*\*Limerence \*\*- basically a feeling of infatuated obsession. Came across it in this Sunday’s NYTimes Modern Love column. Don’t recall ever hearing it or reading it. Interesting.

I’m guessing that with only 1 hit, it is giving false positives thinking you meant limerick. Not a great design but I think that is the answer.

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