trippy

American  

[trip-ee] / ˈtrɪp i /

adjective

Informal.

1. evoking a feeling reminiscent of the altered state produced by psychedelic drugs.

   The festival features a trippy animated display that changes over the course of the day.

   Upcoming listening sessions include some ambient, trippy electronica.

2. strange or weird.

   It’s trippy to finally complete a story that you started decades ago.

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trippy British  

/ ˈtrɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal suggestive of or resembling the effect produced by a hallucinogenic drug

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Etymology

Origin of trippy

First recorded in 1965–70; trip ¹ ( def. ) (in the sense “euphoria experienced under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs”) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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In fact, this rager was Hello Kitty–themed—with trippy visuals of the fluffy cat blaring behind the DJs—and was hosted by the Dave & Buster’s in Ontario, California, just over 35 miles outside Los Angeles.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Elsewhere, the recent single American Girls gained a long, trippy intro, with Styles messing around on an old analogue keyboard, tweaking low pass filters and playing squiggly synth noises.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Still, they came close to re-creating the magic of last year’s fake toy commercial with a fake perfume commercial — and a rather trippy one at that.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Architect Jean Nouvel hollowed out the 19th-century Haussmann building to easily adapt tech-heavy immersive installations, including a typically trippy James Turrell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

This twin brother stuff is the real trippy part.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas