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head trip

American  

noun

Slang.
  1. a mentally exhilarating or productive experience, as one in which a person's intellect or imagination seems to expand.

  2. ego trip.


Etymology

Origin of head trip

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Many of us who watched grisly Ryan Murphy’s head trip from start to finish are still trying to figure out what it’s trying to say.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

The result is the stuff of silly slapstick rather than a full-Cage head trip.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

In other words, the score is as much of a head trip as the movie, which has its share of confounded critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2021

The new album by The Flaming Lips is a head trip - literally.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

In other words, the store is creating a crazy-making microcosm of the dietary head trip that our faddish culture already subjects us to daily.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2019