power trip

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See also: powertrip and power-trip

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power trip (plural power trips)

  1. Any activity which confers a sense of power on the person involved.
  2. The excitement that results from such an activity.
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore) A power outage or a blackout, when an electrical device or system suddenly stops working.
    Synonym: power cut
    • 2018 January 9, Surin Murugiah, “Power trip shuts down Ophir field offshore Malaysia, says report”, in The Edge Markets, retrieved 2023-08-17:
      A power trip has shut down production from the Ophir field offshore Malaysia, according to a report by energy portal OffshoreEnergyToday.com.
    • 2022, Free Malaysia Today:
      A power trip is when the circuit breakers in your house cut off power in one area or the entirety of your house.
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