shroom

noun

ˈshrüm 

variants or less commonly 'shroom

plural shrooms also 'shrooms

informal

: mushroom

Okay, so the healthiest way to eat your shrooms is probably not on a pizza. But fresh and dried mushrooms can give you a needed boost of vitamin B12, which may lower your risk of Alzheimer's.

—Jessica Wick

especially : a fungus (such as one of the genus Psilocybe) containing hallucinogenic alkaloids (such as psilocybin) : magic mushroom

Parents be warned: My chief takeaway from "Yearbook" was that I really needed to look into finding myself some shrooms and acid …

—Jennifer Reese

To the naysayers, it represents all that is stupefying about 'shroom-induced psychedelic noodling.

—Greg Ko

Examples of shroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conflating the two business models could confuse residents by suggesting any ‘shrooms available for sale are legal, Poinsatte said. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025

So locals will not be able to walk into a healing center, buy ‘shrooms and leave. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025

The new club will boast a 200-capacity main shroom and a 100-capacity secondary room, as well as a full kitchen. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024

Writer/director Megan Park’s delightful coming-of-age comedy produced by Margot Robbie centered on a simple premise — 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) met her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) during a ‘shroom trip, high jinks ensued — but the emotional payoff was anything but. —Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

shortening of mushroom entry 1

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above