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trippy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɹɪ.pi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpi
  • CMU ARPABET: T R IH1 P IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trip + -y.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: psikedela — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • German: trippig — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • German: abgedreht — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • German: abgefahren — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • German: bizarr — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • German: berauschend — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • Spanish: flipante — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • Spanish: tripeante — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • Spanish: tripiante — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen
  • Spanish: tripioso — strange; similar to the effects of a hallucinogen