power trip

See also: powertrip and power-trip

English

Noun

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^[1], 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^[2]:

     A power trip is when the circuit breakers in your house cut off power in one area or the entirety of your house.

Related terms

• power-trip
• power-tripping
• trip switch (may be related to sense 3)