Blatantly ignoring something/someone whilst acknowledging their presence/question.
Mary: Hey John, what did you do today?
*John Ignores*
Mary: Why are you egoing me? you're not cool.
putting a casual in their place
bros egoing me only because i dont know what i am doing
King ego won't join the discord call to talk to his loyal friend Chelsea Slays.
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.
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.
Someone who likes to be better than anyone else
See Marcus over there? He told me I can't lift because I'm not pretty. What an ego monster.