namesearch en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From name + search.
Meanings
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(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.
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:Imagine being a gazillionaire and namesearching yourself on Twitter, how sad is that
2022 November 29, Chaotina (@dankestofbread), Twitter:Ricky Gervais namesearches himself and that's the funniest thing he does
2018 March 17, Ratio Hornblower (@OneStrawShort), Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| namesearches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| namesearching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| namesearched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| namesearched | Tense=Past | lexicographic |