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noun
An act of self-aggrandizement, undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-aggrandizement, self-aggrandisement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation
History
Originally US drug subcultures, late 1960s.
