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Definition of egosurf
egosurf
verb - intransitive
- to search the world wide web for references that would enlarge a person's ego. These include mentions of one's name, links to one's web page(s), etc.
I've been egosurfing rather than work on my final project.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: "elite." | |
| Definitions include: to hack, with the result being something quickly and sloppily created, or modified to solve a particular problem. | |
| Definitions include: temporary storage space used then moving or reconfiguring a room. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Estimated Time of Arrival." | |
| Definitions include: the real world, as opposed to the "virtual" world of computers, also known as cyberspace. | |
| Definitions include: with heavy usage. | |
| Definitions include: a person who acts like they know everything but actually knows nothing. | |
| Definitions include: "internet." | |
| Definitions include: to dance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for the record". | |
| Definitions include: "does anyone else..." or "does anybody else..." | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement. | |
| Definitions include: a worthless small program. | |
| Definitions include: not ready for widespread use, viewing, distribution, consumption, etc. | |
| Definitions include: pirated commercial software. | |
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| Definitions include: to call something in advance; show possession. | |
| Definitions include: "married white male". | |
| Definitions include: See in heck. | |
| Definitions include: To urinate and defecate during the same toilet visit. | |
| Definitions include: A clown goof. | |
| Definitions include: imitation. | |
| Definitions include: the men's restroom. | |
| Definitions include: unusual. | |
| Definitions include: a free e-mail address one uses for unimportant web signups, with the expectation that the e-mail address will receive lots of spam. | |
| Definitions include: perineum. |
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