"tripster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tripsters [plural]
Etymology: From trip + -ster. Etymology templates: {{af|en|trip|-ster}} trip + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} tripster (plural tripsters)
  1. (informal) A user of psychoactive drugs. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Related terms: addict, junkie

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1969, Addictions, volume 13, page 46:",
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          "ref": "1994, Douglas Rushkoff, Cyberia: Life in the Trenches of Hyperspace:",
          "text": "Inklings of what this dimension may be like come to us through the experience of computer hackers and psychedelic tripsters, who think of themselves not as opposite ends of the spectrum of human activity but as a synergistic congregation of creative thinkers bringing the tools of high technology and advanced spirituality into the living rooms of the general public.",
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