Every time I start typing a search string into the Chrome omnibox which starts with "github", Chrome turns it into a site-specific search (see attached GIF).
This only seems to happen for GitHub. I don't think this is due to an extension because it even happens in incognito windows. This effectively makes it impossible to search for anything starting with the word "github".
How can I disable this behavior?
In Chrome's Settings, Search, Manage search engines under your entry for github change the middle field (Keyword) to something that won't so readily capture github search.
E.g. change github to github.com or search_github.
The keyword field is used for the trigger to invoke the particular search engine.
Credit goes to https://stackoverflow.com/a/33590538/1529675
This behavior can be caused by a "Custom Search Engine" in Chrome preferences. Go in to Settings, Search, then Manage search engines, then scroll down to find and remove Github (or the offending specific site).
To not search github but send the search terms to your default search engine for just that search type Shift-Backspace after you see the "Search GitHub:" and continue typing.
