"egosurf" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: egosurfs [present, singular, third-person], egosurfing [participle, present], egosurfed [participle, past], egosurfed [past]
Etymology: ego + surf Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ego|surf}} ego + surf Head templates: {{en-verb}} egosurf (third-person singular simple present egosurfs, present participle egosurfing, simple past and past participle egosurfed)
  1. To search the Internet for references to one's name or works in order to gratify one's ego. Synonyms: ego-surf Hyponyms: namesearch Derived forms: egosurfer, egosurfing Translations (Translations): エゴサーチする (ego sāchi suru) (Japanese), エゴサする (egosa suru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-egosurf-en-verb-h9eryqOF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Japanese translations

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