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crash pad

noun

Definitions

  1. Any place used for temporary lodging, especially without payment or permission.

  2. A protective foam pad placed on the ground, used as protection in case of falling from…

    A protective foam pad placed on the ground, used as protection in case of falling from the wall.

  3. A room where one can recover after a bad trip.

    • They may then go to a hippie clinic crash pad to be "talked down."
    • Ideally, he could be referred to a nearby "crash pad" where a peer "guide" that he should have taken with him on his trip to begin with could bring him back to sanity in a safe, but nonmedical environment.
    • Because of the fear of a bad trip (a bummer), many LSD users will not take the drug except in controlled settings or in a crash pad.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA