shroom

/ ʃruːm, ʃrʊm /

noun

1. short for magic mushroom

verb

1. to take magic mushrooms for their intoxicating effects

Other Word Forms

• shroomer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shroom¹

C21: shortening of _mushroom

Example Sentences

Then again, if you’ve at all clocked the emerging “shroom boom,” which has yielded hugely successful documentaries like 2019’s “Fantastic Fungi,” and bestselling books like “Entangled Life,” perhaps this latest breakthrough is no surprise.

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Thanks to a “shroom boom” partly turbocharged by increased interest in both the aesthetic and psychedelic qualities of mushrooms, news of the potential health benefits of nonpsychedelic mushrooms has spawned a growing supplement market for so-called “adaptogenic mushrooms” in North America.

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A purchase of $10.40 or more at the New York-based restaurant chain can get you a free Black Truffle Burger, Black Truffle ’Shroom or Black Truffle Parmesan Fries.

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The pair were inspired to launch MMA after a shroom trip in Amsterdam.

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Beyond the medical industry, psychedelic aesthetics are jumping from counterculture into the mainstream: There are now black light-lit bars that specialize in kava, a root plant that can produce low-level psychoactive effects; immersive art chains like Meow Wolf, which sells chromadepth glasses that mimic a trip by producing prismatic halos around lights; and even a brand new shroom festival in Denver, which will have mushroom grow kits for sale.

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