Speakur

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stroke someone's ego

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
stroke -some-one's ego
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To baselessly compliment someone in order to undeservedly flatter or indulge them.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

strokes someone's ego (present, singular) stroking someone's ego (participle, present) stroked someone's ego (participle, past) stroked someone's ego (past)

Questions

What does stroke someone's ego mean?
To baselessly compliment someone in order to undeservedly flatter or indulge them.

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