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power trip 

Someone, typically at work, who has higher powers over most people they work with. This higher power (usually a manager or someone's boss) tends to go to their head causing them to "Power trip" and abuse their rights as a manager/boss/owner. Such as picking on people or making their lives difficult, "Just because they can." is a person who is on a Power Trip.
"That police officer walks around like he owns everything around him."
power trip by Jay June 2, 2004
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power trip 

one who thinks that they are better than everyone else. Then goes on a huge anger spree and is mean to people just because they think they can be.
Adi Benami is on a huge ass power trip, she thinks that she is better than everyone in her school because her brothers slightly hot. Shes also in 6th grade and wears big ass panties all the fucking time. Love ya ADI- psyche
power trip by Arielle May 13, 2004

power trip 

An off da hook experience with dRuGS
We got high last time Yo but tonight was a pOwEr TRiP
power trip by fo shizzzzay March 26, 2003

power-trip 

Something a person "goes on" when they exert all their possible power (usually confined to forum moderation) to control people's behaviour, or to force others to listen to ranty monologues.
That moderator just kicked me off the list because I disagreed with her, then posted a rant about me with the comments turned off! Crazy woman is on some sorta power-trip.
power-trip by Eskoala April 7, 2011

Power-trip 

Dropping some acid and snorting speed. It is tripping balls with that extra kick, a little more power.
"Dude I'm already tripping hard but lets snort some speed and power-trip like a motherbitch!"
Power-trip by Phalicey August 11, 2014

Bitches love Power Trip 

A saying often used by Kendall Galante because she loves J Cole and believes most "bitches" love "Power Trip" (a song) by the artist J Cole.
A bitch: ohh I love this Song!!!
Someone: yeah it's called Power Trip by j cole...smh bitches love Power Trip

senior engineer power trip 

when a person gets promoted to senior engineer and decides it is time to pick on regular engineers because he finally got a step up on them. this is usually the result of feeling inadequate, typically because the regular engineers went to better colleges than the senior engineer did
Dude, Alex is pulling a senior engineer power trip on Colin.
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