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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.
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Origin of ego trip
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby ego trip
ego-syntonic, EGOT, egotism, egotist, egotistic, ego trip, e-government, EGR, egregious, egress, egression
Other definitions for ego trip (2 of 2)
ego-trip
[ ee-goh-trip, eg-oh- ]
/ ˈi goʊˌtrɪp, ˈɛg oʊ- /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM ego-trip
ego-tripper, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use ego trip in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ego trip
ego trip
/ informal /
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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Other 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]
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