contact high
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Relatedly, reports of Depp's profligate life and spending habits have been giving tabloid readers a contact high for decades; as has their schadenfreude at hearing he was on the verge of going broke.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022
It didn’t take a contact high to believe that “Parasite” could earn nominations for picture, director, original screenplay, cinematography, film editing and, of course, international feature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
To answer your question, you should contact high school teachers only when necessary.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
Some people showed up to the Trophy Club this weekend to get that contact high, that stale but intoxicating odor of fame by association.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2018
And if you think, as I do, that some degree of continuing bafflement is a healthy reaction to art, this disorienting contact high of a show is for you.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2014
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