trippy

adjective

trip·​py ˈtri-pē How to pronounce trippy (audio)
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a trip on psychedelic drugs or the culture associated with such drugs
trippy music
a trippy experience

Examples of trippy in a Sentence

The movie was full of trippy images.
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But when things take a trippy turn during their initial make-out, they are suddenly doomed to relive the same day over and again, Groundhog Day-style. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024 Here, Lange branched out toward groovy art pop, distorted psych rock, and trippy psychedelia with his typical pointillistic detail, whether creating an enchanting, impressionistic love song or an homage to experimental icon Pauline Oliveros and illustrious Fender assembly worker Lupe Lopez. Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024 But jumping into a kaleidoscopic universe for every fight scene makes for some delightfully trippy action.—E.D. 14. Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 23 July 2024 Some companies are going even further, trying to remove the trippy effects of psychedelics altogether. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trippy 

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trippy was in 1968

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“Trippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trippy. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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