hallucinogenre

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of hallucinogen +‎ genre

Noun[edit]

hallucinogenre (plural hallucinogenres)

  1. A genre that deals with, or attempts to mimic the effects of, hallucinogenic drugs.
    • 1994, Discussions in Contemporary Culture, number 9, page 285:
      At the same time, we must also endeavor to understand why the generative impulse of the Rodney King story pivoted on the misappropriation of drugs — by the police. TV on drugs, policing drugs: the working out of a hallucinogenre []
    • 2009, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise:
      The subtitle 'Adventures in Sonic Fiction' pinpointed the idea of dub as hallucinogenre, dub as a set of studio techniques for generating phantoms and phantasmagoria.