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.

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Etymology

Origin of mindblower

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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

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

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

From Salon

“This Extraordinary Being” does all of this by asserting a mindblower reveal that balances the potential of angering fanboys with challenging long-held assumptions about who is given permission to not merely to play the hero, but be viewed as a hero.

From Salon

“It was just a mindblower,” Mr. Saunders said.

From New York Times