egoscan noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(slang, old-fashioned) A brief search of a publication for one's name.*blush* I peek my nose in to r.a.sf.f for the first time in ages, and get a BINGO on the egoscan! Wowie zowie! — 1996 verb1 •(slang, old-fashioned) To quickly search a publication for one's name.Every now and then I egoscan, as more and more people have been asking my permission to use excerpts from my reviews in their letters column. — 1996 formsegoscanned · egoscanning · egoscans
