trippy
/ˈtɹɪ.pi/
trippy adjective: strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
Adjective
trippy (comparative trippier, superlative trippiest)
- Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- Someone says there's something more to pay
for sins that you committed yesterday;
it's really rather drippy
but something oh so trippy.
Something happened to me yesterday.1967, Jagger–Richards, “Something Happened to Me Yesterday”, in Between the Buttons, performed by The Rolling Stones - Arguably, without Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74) would not have revolutionised British TV comedy. He was key in developing the show’s distinctively trippy, stream-of-consciousness format, where each surreal set-up (the Lumberjack Song, the upper-class twit of the year show, the dead...2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- lysergic, psychedelic
- Someone says there's something more to pay
Synonyms of trippy
Forms of trippy
| comparative | trippier |
|---|---|
| superlative | trippiest |
Origin of trippy
From trip (“psychedelic trip”) + -y.
Words formed from trippy
Words that rhyme with trippy
Questions about trippy
- What does trippy mean?
- Trippy means strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- What part of speech is trippy?
- Trippy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce trippy?
- Trippy is pronounced /ˈtɹɪ.pi/.
Words near trippy in the dictionary
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