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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

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

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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