ego-trip

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:
1965–70

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e·go-trip

[ee-goh-trip, eg-oh-]
verb (used without object), e·go-tripped, e·go-trip·ping. Informal.
to behave in a self-serving manner.

Origin:
1965–70

e·go-trip·per, noun
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ego trip definition


  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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