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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, noun

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How to use ego trip in a sentence

Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.
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Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.
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After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.
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“During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.
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My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.
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The Comet started on her first trip up the Arkansas, being the first steam boat that ascended that river.
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Liszt has returned from his trip, and I have played to him twice this week, and am to go again on Monday.
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But Punch was five; and he knew that going to England would be much nicer than a trip to Nassick.
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The Italian trip was discussed, and considerable ignorance of geography was, as is usual, manifested by all present.
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I knowed, a-course, that I could go kick up a fuss when Simpson stopped by his office on his trip back from Goldstone.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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]

ego trip

Origin of ego trip

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