"Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From each word's initial letter forming SOHCAHTOA. Etymology templates: {{m|en|SOHCAHTOA}} SOHCAHTOA Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid}} Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid
  1. (trigonometry, humorous) A mnemonic used to help people remember the different trigonometric functions: sine is opposite over hypotenuse; cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse; and tangent is opposite over adjacent. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Trigonometry Synonyms: SOHCAHTOA

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