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head trip (plural head trips)
- (informal) An experience or set of experiences which is intellectually challenging or stimulating.
- 2009 July 10, Martin Fletcher, "Beware Invisible Cows, By Andy Martin" (book review), The Independent (UK) (retrieved 23 Aug 2014):
- 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.
- (informal) A disorienting, exciting experience, especially one consisting mainly of striking sensory impressions.
1994 March 6, William Grimes, “Thing: Sleight Of Eye”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 August 2014: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.
- (informal) A state of mind in which one is distracted, disturbed, or unnerved, whether self-induced or resulting from ill-treatment by others.
- (informal) An ego trip.
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