ego trip

¹

noun

, Informal.

1. 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.

ego-trip

²

[ ee-goh-trip, eg-oh- ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.

, e·go-tripped, e·go-trip·ping.

1. to behave in a self-serving manner.

ego trip

noun

1. something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself

verb

1. to act in this way

Other Words From

• ego-tripper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ego trip¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Origin of ego trip²

First recorded in 1965–70

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

I really hate those 1990s interventions where you just tripped over stuff, which was like an ego-trip.

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