psychedelia en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English psychedelic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English psychedelia From psychedelic + -ia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The subculture associated with those who take psychedelic drugs.
Recess’s website features the charms of vaporwave internet art and Lisa Frank-style nostalgia, while their Instagram account evokes the combined look of “Endless Summer” with “Floridian retiree” and the summer-camp psychedelia that has replaced “Lifestyle Lumberjack” as the default millennial style choice.
2019 January 8, Kate Carraway, “How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychedelias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wombadelia · cyberdelia · funkadelia · neopsychedelia
Translations (5)
bg психеде́лия (subculture) · el ψυχεδέλεια (subculture) · it psichedelia (subculture) · pl psychodelia (subculture) · ca psicodèlia (subculture)