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trip out

B2 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To have a weird, dreamlike experience, often from drugs, or to be totally blown away by something.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic slang

To experience hallucinations or a surreal altered state of consciousness, typically due to taking psychedelic drugs.

"He took the wrong pills at the festival and started tripping out all night."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic slang

Informal: to be greatly excited, amazed, or mentally overwhelmed by something.

"She was tripping out over how beautiful the Northern Lights looked."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Originated in 1960s counterculture to describe psychedelic drug experiences. Now used more broadly in informal speech to mean being very excited, amazed, or mentally overwhelmed by something, not necessarily involving drugs. Primarily American English.

Commonly used with

hallucinations music drugs visuals experience acid

Forms

Base
trip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
trips out
he/she/it
Past simple
triped out
yesterday
Past participle
triped out
have + pp
-ing form
triping out
continuous

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Synonyms

hallucinate freak out zone out flip out go on a trip lose it

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