"shroomy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: shroomier [comparative], shroomiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːmi Etymology: From shroom + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shroom|-y}} shroom + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shroomy (comparative shroomier, superlative shroomiest)
  1. Resembling or tasting of mushrooms; mushroomy. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shroomy-en-adj-jr1J6Y6G
  2. Reminiscent of the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shroomy-en-adj-xu5qmaoh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 17 83

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