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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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 These chocolate shroom bars don’t contain any psilocybin or Amanita Muscaria. —

Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024 Both Plaza and Stella play Elliott at different ages but are able to meet when young Elliott (Stella) is on a shroom trip. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shroom