You would be surprised how common this is. Lots of startup companies also love to brag about how many xooglers they have recruited. I once interviewed at a startup and the CTO introduced himself as "xoogler". After the interview I checked his Linkedin profile and he had a summer internship at Google 7 years ago.

Now I’m really curious if they pronounce it “zoogler” or an “exoogler”. Either way seems to be another “how do you know if a man went to Harvard or the Marines” type cliche.

What the heck is a xoogler? Sounds like some sci fi slime mold monster.

Here ya go: https://www.quora.com/In-Google-recruiting-what-does-Ex-Goog...

Xoogler is a slang term for someone who used to work at Google (ex-googler).

And MeToogler is a slang term for someone who used to work under Andy Rubin at Google, and won part of the $310 sexual harassment lawsuit settlement.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/googles-310-million-sexual-m...

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/google-employees-walk-out-in...