head trip
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An experience or set of experiences which is intellectually challenging or stimulating.
Informal
noun
A disorienting, exciting experience, especially one consisting mainly of striking sensory impressions.
Informal
noun
A state of mind in which one is distracted, disturbed, or unnerved, whether self-induced or resulting from ill-treatment by others.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "Not that Martin is a sun-bleached hippie philosopher, but his book is a head-trip as well as a hugely entertaining travel adventure along the eccentric orbits of cosmological research."
- "Part picture book, part head trip. "Magic Eye" presents 22 color images called "single-image random-dot stereograms." When looked at in a certain way, they spring mind-bending surprises on the viewer."
- "An essay on man's destiny, the film was for some of its late-60s viewers a light show, a head trip, needing no earthbound explanations."
- ""I think the pressure of being center stage has a lot to do with it. . . . He's got the talent. He's just got to shake off this head trip.""