head trip

noun

, Slang.

1. a mentally exhilarating or productive experience, as one in which a person's intellect or imagination seems to expand.
2. ego trip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of head trip¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Decades ago, my immature first reading of this moment viewed Dream's ordeal as simply the inciting incident in an epic odyssey that's equal parts head trip and road trip.

From Salon

The result is the stuff of silly slapstick rather than a full-Cage head trip.

From Washington Post

If that wasn't enough of a head trip, Harrow and some of Ammit's followers find the couple before they can talk further.

From Salon

In other words, the score is as much of a head trip as the movie, which has its share of confounded critics.

From Los Angeles Times

Without that grounding, I probably would have enjoyed the online “School” in the way I’d savor a nonlinear head trip film.

From New York Times