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hallucinogenre en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of hallucinogen + genre.

Meanings

1. A genre that deals with, or attempts to mimic the effects of, hallucinogenic drugs.
   • At the same time, we must also endeavor to understand why the generative impulse of the Rodney King story pivoted on the misappropriation of drugs — by the police. TV on drugs, policing drugs: the working out of a hallucinogenre […] 1994, Discussions in Contemporary Culture, number 9, page 285:
   • The subtitle 'Adventures in Sonic Fiction' pinpointed the idea of dub as hallucinogenre, dub as a set of studio techniques for generating phantoms and phantasmagoria. 2009, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise:

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