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

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Who knows, but if a European vacation is not your style, there’s always shroom trips and cranberry farming in My Old Ass, a new dramedy from filmmaker Megan Park. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2024 For elder Millennials and Generation X, a youthful infatuation with shrooms was practically a rite of passage. —

Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 That’s the predicament facing Elliott (Maisy Stella) who, while tripping on ‘shrooms on a camping trip with friends to celebrate her birthday, gets visited by her cynical older self (Aubrey Plaza, in a role well-suited for her). —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Its bright design also bleeds into the tone, which leans on juvenile humor and an edgy loudness to drive home the feeling of playing a Saturday morning cartoon on shrooms. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shroom