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tripped the light fantastic

phrase

past tense of trip the light fantastic

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“Tripped the light fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripped%20the%20light%20fantastic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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