trippyadj.
/ˈtrɪpi/, U.S. /ˈtrɪpi/ colloquial (chiefly U.S.).
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hallucinatory experience induced by a drug.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [adjective] > affected by hallucinogenic drugs > relating to effect of
freaky1966
mind-bending1966
trippy1969
1969 J. Fabian & J. Byrne Groupie (1970) xiv. 101 Joe asks if it's trippy, and I tell him that it is a bit.
1975 Harper's Mag. June 9 In my trippy daze, dope was the filter for the movie camera in my mind, the regulator of my psychic jets.
1976 Logan & Woffinden Illustr. New Musical Express Encycl. Rock 96/1 In 1966 they [sc. The Grateful Dead] chose their name; in keeping with the band's image, it was a decision made under the influence of various drugs... The band thought it seemed vaguely appropriate, and certainly it had trippy connotations.
1978 Maclean's 13 Nov. 78 The trippy optimism of the '60s lent importance to such things as creativity and communication, which in the '70s have given way to matters of a homelier urgency.
1980 New Age (U.S.) Oct. 54 (advt.) Trippy music for meditation, massage, free-form movement, tantric loving, and a relaxing environment.
Derivatives
ˈtrippiness n.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > effects of hallucinatory drugs
trip1959
freaking-out1965
acid trip1966
freak-out1966
head trip1967
tripping1968
turn-on1969
trippiness1976
1976 New Yorler 19 Jan. 48 Robert Wise directed with tame, impersonal good taste; there's none of the blissful trippiness of being carried in the belly of a zeppelin, and none of the carnival vulgarity of the recent disaster thrillers.
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