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Trip
/trɪp/ · noun · slang
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Coined in 1960s American psychedelic culture, where a hallucinogenic 'trip' suggested a journey of the mind. It widened to mean any vivid or disorienting experience.
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What does trip mean in slang?
It means a psychedelic drug experience, or more loosely any intense, surreal, or memorable experience.
Where did trip come from?
From 1960s psychedelic culture, framing a hallucinogenic experience as a journey through the mind.
Why do people say something is 'a trip'?
Because the word stretched from drug experiences to describe anything strange, wild, or fascinating.
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