egosurf
goʊˌsɜrf ˈɛg verb (used without object)
Informal. to search the Internet to find references to one's name or one's personal information. Also, e·go·surf, ego surf.
Origin:
1995–2000
1995–2000
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egosurf
vi. To search the net for your name or links to your web pages. Perhaps connected to long-established SF-fan slang `egoscan', to search for one's name in a fanzine.
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Egosurf
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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