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ego trip

 
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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.
Origin:
1965–70
Eco Trip on Sundance
Follow Host David de Rothschild as he Reveals the Real Cost of Living.
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e⋅go-trip

  [ee-goh-trip, eg-oh-]
–verb (used without object), -tripped, -trip⋅ping. Informal.
to behave in a self-serving manner.
Origin:
1965–70

Related forms:
ego-tripper, noun
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ego trip  
n.   Slang
An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
ego trip

  1. n.
    a public expression of one's feelings of importance or superiority. : The guy is on another ego trip. Pay no attention.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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