acid house

American  

noun

1. Chiefly British. a style of disco music marked by heavy bass and synthesizer rhythms, often associated with the taking of LSD and MDMA.

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Acid House British  

noun

1. a type of funk-based electronically edited disco music of the late 1980s, which has hypnotic sound effects and is associated with hippy culture and the use of the drug ecstasy

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Etymology

Origin of acid house

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

He’s occasionally worked as a DJ, and has been involved in acid house, techno and other electronic music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Other cuts, like “Let Your Body Learn,” became fixtures in acid house and techno DJ sets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

His new Great Hall Commission, “A Metta Prayer,” turns the museum’s solemnity into a funky, queer-infused love poem to the universe, set to an acid house beat.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

During the 1980s, a cultural movement spread across the country with the arrival of acid house.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2022

The seeds of indie-dance were planted in the preceding acid house years.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2020