head trip

See also: head-trip

English

Alternative forms

head-trip

Noun

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.
- 2007, Richard Corliss, “DVD and Conquer: 2001: A Space Odyssey”, in Time, retrieved 23 August 2014:
  An essay on man's destiny, the film was for some of its late-60s viewers a light show, a head trip, needing no earthbound explanations.
(informal) A state of mind in which one is distracted, disturbed, or unnerved, whether self-induced or resulting from ill-treatment by others.
- 2000 June 17, James C. McKinley, “Baseball: Amateurs Say Easy Throws Can Be the Hardest”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 August 2014:
  "I think the pressure of being center stage has a lot to do with it. . . . He's got the talent. He's just got to shake off this head trip."
(informal) An ego trip.

Synonyms

(disorienting, exciting experience): mindbender, mindblower
(distracted or unnerved state of mind): self-doubt

References

“head trip”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.