trip-hop

noun

ˈtrip-ˌhäp How to pronounce trip-hop (audio)
: electronic dance music usually based on a slow hip-hop beat and incorporating hypnotic synthesized and prerecorded sounds

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Updating her sound with trip-hop beats and techno influences, the album became one of Madonna’s most successful, with multiplatinum sales and three Grammy wins. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Blending ambient textures, trip-hop, techno and drum-and-bass into a new sonic language for mainstream pop, Orbit co-created an album that revitalized Madonna’s career while earning multiple Grammys and influencing a generation of producers. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026 Embracing jazz mysticism and trip-hop rhythms, the singer-songwriter takes some worthwhile risks on her arresting new album. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 The shoegaze, trip-hop, and atmospheric rock show created and hosted by Darren Revell is known for shaping Detroit's alternative soundscape in the 1990s and early 2000s, according to a news release from WDET. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trip-hop

Word History

Etymology

probably blend of trip entry 2 (high from a psychedelic drug) + hip-hop

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trip-hop was in 1989

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“Trip-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip-hop. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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