verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To search for a person's name (particularly one's own) on a social media platform for the purpose of obsessively reading and engaging with posts containing it. Internet

   "Ricky Gervais namesearches himself and that's the funniest thing he does"

Synonyms

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kiboze

Example

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"Ricky Gervais namesearches himself and that's the funniest thing he does"

Etymology

From name + search.

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