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shroomy en · ADJ

Etymology

From shroom + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Resembling or tasting of mushrooms; mushroomy.
    • 1996 Leoville Poyferre This is the one I have several of, and I felt it showed weird this night. Ripe jammy nose, some kind of funky shroomy thing, better on palate, but I didn't love tonight. Tannic. I've liked a lot more before. B 2008 October 10, DaleW, “TN: 6.5 vintages of Poyferre vs. Barton”, in alt.food.wine (Usenet):
  2. (informal) Reminiscent of the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms.
    • Pretenders 1984-my first concert at Red Rocks, very shroomy...I loved the Learning to Crawl songs... 2002 May 7, P & J Finnerty, “Other shows that stand out in your mind?”, in rec.music.gdead (Usenet):
    • It is this type of evidence – along with incontrovertibly shroomy Aztec and Mayan art – that is lacking elsewhere in the world. […] Still, as the remains of ancient humans are periodically discovered and excavated, why has there not yet been a prehistoric corpse found anywhere with even traces of magic mushrooms? 2022 September 2, Mattha Busby, “'Flesh of the Gods': The Trippy History of Magic Mushrooms”, in Vice:

Forms

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shroomiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
shroomier Degree=Cmp lexicographic