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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egosurfing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ego-surf-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of egosurf

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ego- + surfing, coined by Sean Carton in 1995.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ego surfing (alternative) ego-surfing (alternative)

Synonyms

vanity surfing

Questions

What does egosurfing mean?
The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
Where does egosurfing come from?
From ego- + surfing, coined by Sean Carton in 1995.

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