: of, relating to, or suggestive of a trip on psychedelic drugs or the culture associated with such drugs
trippy music
a trippy experience
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The movie was full of trippy images.
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The store sells records from its own indie rock label as well as an interesting mix of experimental and trippy music.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But Dana’s writing is trippy enough, and Blush keeps things heightened and unsentimental enough, that the pair avoid the cliff.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But Dana’s writing is trippy enough, and Blush keeps things heightened and unsentimental enough, that the pair avoid the cliff.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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
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“Trippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trippy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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