ContextWord · Ages 12-40 · In use
badtriper
To freak out, worry a lot, or have a bad moment. 'Je badtripe sur mon exam' means 'I'm stressing about my exam'.
Badtripe pas, ça va bien aller. (Don't stress, it'll be fine.)
For parents and educators
Almost always about stress or worry, not drugs. If your kid 'badtripe' a lot, ask what's weighing on them.
Where it came from
From 'bad trip', first a drug term, now used in Québec for any anxious moment.
Also heard as
bad tripper, bad-triper, bad trip