ego-trip

[ee-goh-trip, eg-oh-]

verb (used without object), e·go-tripped, e·go-trip·ping. Informal.

to behave in a self-serving manner.

Origin of ego-trip

First recorded in 1965–70

Related formse·go-trip·per, noun

ego trip

noun Informal.

an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification: Her charitable activity was one long ego trip.

Origin of ego trip

First recorded in 1965–70

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Related Words for ego-trip

arrogance, conceit, egoism, narcissism, pride, self-absorption, selfishness, vainglory, vainness, vanity, immodesty, self-admiration, self-aggrandizement, self-praise

Examples from the Web for ego-trip

Contemporary Examples of ego-trip

I really hate those 1990s interventions where you just tripped over stuff, which was like an ego-trip.
The Writer and the Potter: Edmund De Waal on his New York Debut
Iain Millar
September 12, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for ego-trip

ego trip

noun

something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself

verb ego-trip -trips, -tripping or -tripped (intr)

to act in this way

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Idioms and Phrases with ego-trip

ego trip

Behavior or activities undertaken mainly out of vanity or for self-gratification. For example, She's really on an ego trip, trying out for the lead. [1960s]