"ego-trip" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ego-trips [present, singular, third-person], ego-tripping [participle, present], ego-tripped [participle, past], ego-tripped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} ego-trip (third-person singular simple present ego-trips, present participle ego-tripping, simple past and past participle ego-tripped)
  1. To go on an ego trip; to behave in such a manner.
    Sense id: en-ego-trip-en-verb-qTXY3wA7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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