egosurf
egosurf verb: to search the Internet for references to one's name or works in order to gratify one's ego.
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 egosurf
| third-person singular present | egosurfs |
|---|---|
| present participle | egosurfing |
| past participle | egosurfed |
| past | egosurfed |
| alternative form | ego-surf |
Origin of egosurf
From ego- + surf.
Words formed from egosurf
Questions about egosurf
- What does egosurf mean?
- Egosurf means to search the Internet for references to one's name or works in order to gratify one's ego.
- What part of speech is egosurf?
- Egosurf is a verb.
- What is the past tense of egosurf?
- The past tense of egosurf is egosurfed.
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