mind-blowing

[mahynd-bloh-ing]

adjective

Slang.

1. overwhelming; astounding.

   Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.

2. producing a hallucinogenic effect.

   a mind-blowing drug.

mind-blowing

adjective

1. informal,  producing euphoria; psychedelic

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-blowing¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Everyone we spoke to had a level of optimism, which was mind-blowing to me — the ability to see a rainbow in the midst of a thunderstorm — and I would love to hold onto that.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve seen this referendum since its birth, and it is just absolutely mind-blowing to me that this became what it did.”

From Salon

“I saw her on YouTube or something, and she was mind-blowing, oh, otherworldly. She made me nervous,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Once again the columnist focuses on the Dodgers’ injuries instead of the Angels’ mind-blowing bottom of the ninth rally.

From Los Angeles Times

The success of the show has been mind-blowing.

From Los Angeles Times