acid trip

noun

Slang.

1. a psychedelic experience induced by ingesting the hallucinogen LSD.

Other Word Forms

• acid tripper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acid trip¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

His other exploits included being arrested for urinating on Texas war monument the Alamo while wearing one of Sharon's dresses; getting thrown out of the Dachau concentration camp for being drunk and disorderly while on a visit during a German tour; pulling a gun on Black Sabbath's drummer while on a bad acid trip; blacking out and waking up in the central reservation of a 12-lane freeway; and massacring the inhabitants of his chicken coop with a gun, sword and petrol while wearing a dressing gown and pair of wellies.

From BBC

The subtitle of “Robeson” is, in fact, “Unpacking a Classical Americana Electro-Gospel Acid Trip.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Let it Shine” was the thrill of a lifetime, the actual embodiment in song of an acid trip, or maybe enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times

Only after reaching that height could he then find the grace to to make “Old Man River,” sung as a new hymn of somber inspiration, his epilogue, the acid trip’s final, meaningful passage.

From Los Angeles Times

They’ve been described as something akin to an acid trip, but I’d argue they’re more like a wake-up call, a gentle knock on the head that says we should workout our imaginations as much as we do our bodies.

From Los Angeles Times