Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acid house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: acid -house
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of music from the early rave scene in the UK.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Acid House, this year's underground musical phenomenon, had finally made it into the living rooms of Britain. A nation, encountering for the first time a new music, fashion, and cultural phenomenon, flew into another drug-obsessed moral panic."

Etymology

First appears c. 1988, in the periodical New Musical Express. Likely a reference to acid (“LSD, psychedelic drugs”), influenced by earlier acid rock. See Acid House § Etymology.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

acid jazz

Frequently Paired Words

Hi-NRG

Synonyms

acid

Questions

What does acid house mean?: A style of music from the early rave scene in the UK.
Where does acid house come from?: First appears c. 1988, in the periodical New Musical Express. Likely a reference to acid (“LSD, psychedelic drugs”), influenced by earlier acid rock. See Acid House § Etymology.

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