Meaning of egoboo | Babel Free

Definitions

The pleasant feeling derived from seeing one's name in print.

dated, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Well after the pile of ego-boo I got in the Oct. issue⟳ I just couldn't let⟳ it slip⟳ by without telling you what I think⟳ of this much heralded issue⟳.”

“Fandom may be defined as an infinitely complex system for the production of pure egoboo. Indeed, the universe itself was created for egoboo (Psalms 145:10) if we are to believe⟳ the stories.”

“So this lustrum, yhos sits upon a bed of laurels, basking in the glow of past achievement and anticipating fresh shipments of egoboo, while Terry Hughes does the donkey drudgery of producing this issue⟳.”

“Relaxing the stern Ansible rule⟳ of omitting mere egoboo, here's a selection from the 'Gosh, isn't 300 a shiny round number⟳' postbag.”

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