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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The pic is a trippy genre movie that follows reclusive rock star Moretti (John Malkovich), who emerges after being decades away to invite a group of journalists to his cult compound. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 This noir mystery was also supposed to be a TV series yet wound up as a film – albeit a bizarre and entertainingly trippy one. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 The visuals can also feel quite disconnected and almost trippy at times, but the overall effect is quite special and unique in terms of anime. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Darkside have shared a new single from their new LP, along with a trippy music video. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025 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 3 Feb. 2025.

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