power trip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of power trip
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The armorer in the calls referred to jurors in her criminal case as “idiots,” and said that Sommer was on a "power trip."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
They wanted to show that religion-based polygamy didn’t have to be some patriarchal power trip.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
It hasn’t been one long power trip for Pujols, an 11-time All-Star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The head of the Institute, the ominously named Dr. Finnegus Pummelcrush, is a warty-handed, drippy-nosed technocrat on a killer power trip.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
The Cut clarifies the definition: "It's not cockiness, it's not a power trip - it's the opposite: a healthy, satisfied, low-key way you feel yourself."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2018
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