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When an Engineer is consumed with self-esteem and glory, that despite the downfalls of the supporting product, environment, or company, and subsequent technical debt they are surrounded with (and possibly creating), they assist on creating the "shinny" new thing, and taking all the glory for its bloated success.
James Bond loved being in the spotlight so much, that he sacrificed the integrity of his work and well being of his team, to speedily re-created the company website on his own without consulting his team members. The results worked well, for 1/2 of all customers, but hey! Its really shinny! His ego-engineering communications and broadcast got him promoted, though he continues to break and create technical debt for the Company.
A person who lives in a realm of their own, they think that any decision they make is 100% acceptable regardless of the reprocussions to everyone else around them. They live in a collection of fictional stories from their own mind, and all stories are fantasies that are dreamed up by a person who sadly, cannot live a life of any real substance and who most likely hasn't left his/her house long enough to experience anything that is actual truth.
Guy 1. "have you talked to that chick from the other night yet"?
Guy 2. "Are you talking about that Ego-terrorist"?
Guy 1. "Hey man, that ego-terrorist of a roomhate that you have left all her shit on your bathroom sink"
Guy 2. "I know man, it takes her hours on end to get ready and we dont tell her that shes a fucking sloppy bitch"
to play up someone's ego i.e. to make them feel good about themselves for something not worth praising.
Like a porn fluffer but for one's ego. Often done by women to men.
Zach, a grown-ass man: wipes the kitchen bench once.
Issy: "OMG Zach! You didn't have to do that, you're so helpful and amazing! You're a really good flatmate."
Issy is ego fluffing Zach.
when you are studying something you know you can't pass
person 1: yo how much did you get on the biology test
person 2: a 34%
person 1: stop ego studying dumbass
Your "Ego height" is the height you tell people but isn't your real height.
For men, it's typically taller than their actual height (they add around 1-2 inches); for women, it's normally shorter than their actual height (they subtract around 1-2 inches).
Arin is 5'10" and she tells people that she is 5'8".
Therefore her "ego height" is: 5'8"
Ego’d or Egoing
To blatantly ignore or give no response to an individual which eventually damages their self-esteem or pisses them off
Mark: Jason get on the game I just got home from work!
Jason:
Mark: Why the fuck are you Egoing me?