What does "ego trip" mean?

An act of self-aggrandizement, undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.

What is a synonym for "ego trip"?

Common synonyms include: acquisitiveness, amour-propre, autism, autoeroticism, boast, careerism.

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Noun

1
An act of self-aggrandizement, undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
2
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance wordnet

Originally US drug subcultures, late 1960s.