Egosurf
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To search the Internet for references to one's name or works in order to gratify one's ego.
"My little sister Pixie was on the computer. As is the custom, I moaned at her to get off (feigning non-existent A-level work I had to do "before it's too late"), then noticed a page full of pictures of her. "Hah! Ego-surfing again, are we?" I cried jubilantly."
Example
More examples"My little sister Pixie was on the computer. As is the custom, I moaned at her to get off (feigning non-existent A-level work I had to do "before it's too late"), then noticed a page full of pictures of her. "Hah! Ego-surfing again, are we?" I cried jubilantly."
Etymology
From ego + surf.
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