ego-surf
ego-surf is the alternative spelling of egosurf.
Meaning of egosurf
Verb
egosurf (third-person singular simple present egosurfs, present participle egosurfing, simple past and past participle egosurfed)
- 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.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
Forms of ego-surf
| third-person singular present | ego-surfs |
|---|---|
| present participle | ego-surfing |
| past participle | ego-surfed |
| past | ego-surfed |
Questions about ego-surf
- What is ego-surf the alternative spelling of?
- Ego-surf is the alternative spelling of egosurf.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ego-surf (page history and authors); egosurf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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