namesearch

verb

namesearch

verb

Etymology From name + search.

1

Internet To search for a person's name (particularly one's own) on a social media platform for the purpose of obsessively reading and engaging with posts containing it.

  • Ricky Gervais namesearches himself and that's the funniest thing he does2018 March 17, Ratio Hornblower (@OneStrawShort), Twitter:
  • You know Elon is namesearching himself in Slack and writing down names of people who make fun of him.2022 November 15, Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix), Twitter:
1 more example
  • Imagine being a gazillionaire and namesearching yourself on Twitter, how sad is that2022 November 29, Chaotina (@dankestofbread), Twitter:
Synonyms
kiboze

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