trip-hop

British

/ ˈtrɪpˌhɒp /

noun

a type of British electronic dance music of the 1990s, influenced by drug culture

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Etymology

Origin of trip-hop

C20: _trip (in the sense: drug experience) + _hip-hop

Example Sentences

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The emotions were buried under witch house trip-hop and then stuffed behind the impenetrable cool of glittering '80s synths.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

She avoided anything that could possibly be classified as “hip” until she recorded Massive Attack’s trip-hop classic “Unfinished Sympathy” for 1996’s “Wildest Dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

An unexpected detour into trip-hop and drum and bass changed their career in the 90s, with a Todd Terry remix of their single Missing becoming a major international hit.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

The duo recorded seven stylistically varied studio albums that drifted from trip-hop to glam rock to disco to indie to folk, sometimes crossing back, with a common thread: the airy-yet-hearty multi-octave voice of its namesake.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

I’m headed to trip-hop when I notice a couple making out in the pop diva section in the far back corner.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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