ego trip

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.
Origin
1965-70

ego-trip

[ee-goh-trip, eg-oh-] /ˈi goʊˌtrɪp, ˈɛg oʊ-/
verb (used without object), ego-tripped, ego-tripping. Informal.
1.
to behave in a self-serving manner.
Origin
1965-70
Related forms
ego-tripper, noun
Examples from the web for ego trip
  • Otherwise, civil disobedience was an ego trip, not a moral action.
  • And staying on for a few weeks or months is an empty ego trip.
British Dictionary definitions for ego trip

ego trip

noun
1.
something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself
verb (intransitive) -trips, -tripping, -tripped
2.
to act in this way
Slang definitions & phrases for ego trip

ego trip

noun phrase

Something done primarily to build one's self-esteem or display one's splendid qualities: The pie-thrower said the guru was on an ego trip/ This isn't any ego trip, taking a job in this administration

verb

: I was showing off, ego-tripping

[1960s+; based on trip, ''psychedelic narcotic experience'']


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 ]