Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

druglore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: druglo-re
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The knowledge or study of drugs and drug culture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This "druglore" as he calls it was collected by students in the 1960's in Berkeley, Austin and Bloomington, and as far as I know much of it is in print for the first time."
"Meanwhile the youth culture has generated a lively druglore and rock festival scene attuned to the vibrations of the 1960's and 1970's. Many of the themes in this new druglore can be recognized as time-honored in tradition — […]"
"Although Fowlkes means to indict, this comment could equally serve as a tribute to the British youth who took this imported music and built a culture around it, an entire apparatus of clothes and rituals, dance-moves and drug-lore."

Etymology

From drug + lore.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

drug-lore (alternative) drug lore (alternative)

Questions

What does druglore mean?: The knowledge or study of drugs and drug culture.
Where does druglore come from?: From drug + lore.

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