Korean slang profile
에고서핑
egoseoping
Repeated online searches about oneself
Repeatedly searching online for opinions or reactions about oneself.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2006
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
발표 뒤 내 이름을 계속 검색하다가 에고서핑을 하고 있음을 깨달았다.
After my presentation, I kept searching my name and realized I was doing 에고서핑.
02Documented history
- 2006-12-21This source introduced “에고서핑” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Dong-A Ilbo article relays internet-related neologisms introduced by New Scientist through AFP reporting, giving the spelling ego-surfing and its meaning. The original coiner and date of use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s introduction of the term was checked. It was not verified as a medical diagnosis or an officially recognized classification, and the source is limited by its relaying of overseas reporting.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘인터넷중독’ 신조어…블로그 스트리킹 구글 스토킹 등 (동아일보)Published Dec 21, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026