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.
Recent Examples on the Web The event organizers apparently used artificial intelligence to generate promotional images that suggested a very high-quality attraction, which looked just like the immersive and trippy Wonka-esque world that the ad copy promised. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024 Who is in the cast of 'Drive-Away Dolls?' Every so often trippy, psychedelic dream-like sequences appear, with an uncredited Miley Cyrus at their center. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024 Harmonica Rosales paints Renaissance paintings, but from the lens with Black people as the subjects; and Alex Grey paints psychedelic, trippy paintings. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024 Season 1 was a gradual unfolding of a trippy new world (including the marvelously meh Medium Place), with surprises tucked around every corner (silent monk Jianyu is actually a Jacksonville deejay bro?). Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024 As a last-ditch effort to save their Christmas from Gene's despondency, the Belchers try to rerecord the album themselves, which doesn't work until Gene gets a trippy vision from Percy McTinsel-bud (Dana Snyder). EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023 The Indonesian rapper then passes his skis to Offset who doesn’t appear in the trippy visual but still delivers a pair of hard-hitting verses. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024 Webster handles the video game’s guitar while Yachty bangs on some drums, backing her on vocals while the tempo gets chaotic and trippy. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024 That’s a pretty trippy thing to see—a comet during the day! Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 2024.

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