"trip hop" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Journalistic coinage, blend of trip (“drug-induced hallucinations”, alluding to psychedelic music) + hip-hop. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|trip|hip-hop|nocap=1|pos1=alluding to psychedelic music|t1=drug-induced hallucinations}} blend of trip (“drug-induced hallucinations”, alluding to psychedelic music) + hip-hop Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trip hop (uncountable)
  1. (music) A genre of slow electronica combining elements of hip hop with melodic, often psychedelic, sounds and impressionistic lyrics. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Synonyms: triphop, trip-hop Translations (Translations): трип-хоп (trip-xop) [masculine] (Russian)

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