ego-surf

[ ee-goh-surf eg-oh‐ ]

/ ˈi goʊˌsɜrf ˈɛg oʊ‐ /

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verb (used without object)

Informal. to search the internet to find references to one's name or one's personal information.

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Origin of ego-surf

First recorded in 1995–2000

“You know, I never had a monstrous ego,” Mailer confides to a friend in l987.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All I had in those days was a monstrous lack of ego which therefore required huge injections of actorly ego and misled people.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I saw the moment when they looked down and saw this old couple having sex in the surf,” says Carlucci.
Anatomy of a Drone Porn: ‘Drone Boning’ Makes Sex Look Like Art|Aurora Snow|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In other words, Taylor Kitsch at his best plays against ego.
Alright ‘True Detective,’ You Got Me: Taylor Kitsch Is a Woman’s Man|Teo Bugbee|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increpaui ego, vt potui, per interpret paganicos hos mores in iam Christianis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ego r improbaui, veritus scilicet, ne vel Galli, vel eti Gtiles hoc interpretartur in fidei nostr iniuri.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
From an active state of resistance the ego traversed a descending curve ending in absolute passivity.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
He is tied to a pole, carried out in the evening and dropped upon the beach, where it is just possible the surf may bear him away.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Under favourable conditions as many as four or five of these successive diminishing surf lines may be seen.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler