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.
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Origin of ego-trip
First recorded in 1965–70
OTHER WORDS FROM ego-trip
e·go-trip·per, nounWords nearby ego-trip
ego trip, ego-alien, ego-dystonic, ego-surf, ego-syntonic, ego-trip, egobronchophony, egocentric, egocentric speech, egocentrism, egoism
Definition for ego-trip (2 of 2)
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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Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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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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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