"egosurfing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: ego + surfing, coined by Sean Carton in 1995. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ego|surfing}} ego + surfing, {{coin|en|Sean Carton|in=1995|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Sean Carton in 1995 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} egosurfing (uncountable)
  1. (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet Translations (using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the web): mise-scimeáil [masculine] (Irish), féinscimeáil [masculine] (Irish), エゴサーチ (egosāchi) (Japanese), エゴサ (egosa) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-egosurfing-en-noun-a4J0uejV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ego surfing, ego-surfing

Verb

Etymology: ego + surfing, coined by Sean Carton in 1995. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ego|surfing}} ego + surfing, {{coin|en|Sean Carton|in=1995|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Sean Carton in 1995 Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} egosurfing
  1. present participle and gerund of egosurf Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: egosurf
    Sense id: en-egosurfing-en-verb-B-b7Q9il Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ego surfing, ego-surfing

Alternative forms

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