stroke someone's ego

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stroke someone's ego

verb strokes someone's ego · stroking someone's ego · stroked someone's ego

To baselessly compliment someone in order to undeservedly flatter or indulge them. You're a horrible host! You don't care about us at all! You care more about stroking your own ego than giving us anything we'd actually enjoy!

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@misc{stroke_someone_s_ego_2026,
  title = {stroke someone's ego},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stroke%20someone's%20ego},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}