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power trip

n. Slang

An action undertaken chiefly for the gratification associated with the exercise of power over another or others: "He was giving orders, and people were taking them. He was on a power trip" (Nelson DeMille).

power-trip (pou

r-tr

) v.

power tripper n.

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power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

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power trip (redirected from power tripper)

power trip
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