acid trip

noun

, Slang.

1. a psychedelic experience induced by ingesting the hallucinogen LSD.

Other Words From

• acid tripper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acid trip¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The subtitle of “Robeson” is, in fact, “Unpacking a Classical Americana Electro-Gospel Acid Trip.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Let it Shine” was the thrill of a lifetime, the actual embodiment in song of an acid trip, or maybe enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times

Only after reaching that height could he then find the grace to to make “Old Man River,” sung as a new hymn of somber inspiration, his epilogue, the acid trip’s final, meaningful passage.

From Los Angeles Times

They’ve been described as something akin to an acid trip, but I’d argue they’re more like a wake-up call, a gentle knock on the head that says we should workout our imaginations as much as we do our bodies.

From Los Angeles Times

In contrast to those writers, who regard the deep with unadulterated awe, Casey spikes her reverence with levity: one citadel of hydrothermal chimneys reminds her of “Gaudí on an acid trip.”

From Scientific American