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mindblower

American  
[mahynd-bloh-er] / ˈmaɪndˌbloʊ ər /

noun

Slang.
  1. a hallucinogenic drug.

  2. something that astounds, excites, or dismays.

    The news of the loss of the cargo ships was a real mindblower.


Etymology

Origin of mindblower

First recorded in 1965–70; mind + blow 2 + -er 1

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Her latest, “Sea of Tranquility,” is a full-on mindblower.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2022

But the mindblower comes halfway through, when strange shards of spinning light emerge from the dark behind the panting, middle-aged women.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2021

Alex, your new film … Let me just say, it is a mindblower.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2020

The real finale — a beautifully rendered mindblower to end all mindblowers, as Cooper’s journey, presumably as a man named Richard, leads him at last to the present-day Laura Palmer.

From Washington Post May 17, 2018

"It's a real mindblower," declares Stewart Alsop, editor of P.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

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