strokes someone's ego
strokes someone's ego is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stroke someone's ego.
Meaning of stroke someone's ego
Verb
stroke someone's ego (third-person singular simple present strokes someone's ego, present participle stroking someone's ego, simple past and past participle stroked someone's ego)
- To baselessly compliment someone in order to undeservedly flatter or indulge them.
- You're a horrible host! You don't care about us at all! You care more about stroking your own ego than giving us anything we'd actually enjoy!2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (27:25 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Pomni (Lizzie Freeman)
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