Looking up one's own name in a search engine to see what others are saying about your or what others can find out about you. See also: Ego test
From here: "I did a vanity check on Google last night. Just out of curiosity, I wondered whether I was showing up in searches for my own name yet."

From here:
http://www.seopscentre.com/seo/number-1-in-google/

by JohnPatrick July 29, 2008
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The check given in 2020 to Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the infamous Donald J. Trump requested his signature on every check, though being denied by the treasury, he moaned and requested his signature to appear on the memo section of each check, an utterly pointless political move to appear as if HE is the one who had helped the American people, delaying those citizens who were in need of food and supplies by weeks or months.
PERSON#1: Dude, have you brought any food this week?
PERSON#2: No, i haven't ate for days, im still waiting for the Trumps vanity check to come.
by DeviantKiller April 21, 2020
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