"egosurf" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From ego + surf.",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "2007 March 30, Peaches Geldof, “It may start as innocent flirtation, but be warned, you too could become a lonely MySpace addict”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "To search the Internet for references to one's name or works in order to gratify one's ego."
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          "word": "ego-surf"
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          "roman": "ego sāchi suru",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "エゴサーチする"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "egosa suru",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "エゴサする"
        }
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  "word": "egosurf"
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      "word": "エゴサーチする"
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      "roman": "egosa suru",
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      "word": "エゴサする"
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