mind-blowing
Americanadjective
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overwhelming; astounding.
Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
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producing a hallucinogenic effect.
a mind-blowing drug.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mind-blowing
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“I wouldn’t believe he would do something like this. It’s mind-blowing,” his cousin, Braeden Fields, told the outlet.
From Salon
Beau Thompson, eight, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, said finding out he had been cast as the character Philip was "mind-blowing".
From BBC
“And it’s the Olympics—the biggest event in the world. It’s totally mind-blowing.”
“The fact that I walked out of there with a confession was just mind-blowing,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
"Walking into Capitol Studios was just mind-blowing," he said.
From BBC
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