contact high

British  

noun

1. a state of altered consciousness caused by inhaling the drugs other people are smoking

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Example Sentences

Hung, a French Vietnamese filmmaker whose eye for cinematic sensualism was on display in early works like “The Scent of Green Papaya” and “Cyclo,” here achieves something of a culinary contact high.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

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

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

Tangy and funny as much of Mr. Logan’s writing is, the play would hardly transmit the contact high it does without the presence of Ms. Midler.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2013