Would you like to trip the light fantastic with me?!
Question:
Would you like to trip the light fantastic with me?
Whatever the heck that means!
Answers:
I would love to. Thanks for asking!
To "trip the light fantastic" is to dance nimbly or lightly, or to move in a pattern to musical accompaniment.
The expression may also refer to setting in motion some operation, often complex, by means of a triggering device. For instance, "tripping the light fantastic" has been used in reference to the triggering of a green traffic signal by deliberately activating an in-pavement sensor approaching an intersection. Bicyclists in particular often find triggering the sensor requires skill and luck (the rider typically must track a narrow groove in the pavement over the sensor wire), and the expression, used by a bicyclist, seems to capture well both the delicacy of the operation and the euphoric sensation experienced when the signal is made to turn green before a stop is necessary.