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
e·go-trip·per, nounWords nearby ego-trip
ego trip,
ego-alien,
ego-dystonic,
ego-surf,
ego-syntonic,
ego-trip,
egobronchophony,
egocentric,
egocentric speech,
egocentrism,
egoism
Definition for ego-trip (2 of 2)
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 of ego trip
First recorded in 1965–70
Example sentences from the Web for ego-trip
I really hate those 1990s interventions where you just tripped over stuff, which was like an ego-trip.
The Writer and the Potter: Edmund De Waal on his New York Debut |Iain Millar |September 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
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
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]