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
Example sentences from the Web for ego-tripping
Every presidential race attracts its share of ego-tripping attention-mongers who revel in the all-too-brief spotlight.