Acid House

Pronunciation: /ˈæsɪd haʊs/

Definitions of acid house

noun a subgenre of house music

Example Sentences

A1 I heard about acid house music from my older brother.

A2 The party last night had a DJ playing acid house tracks.

B1 Acid house originated in Chicago in the 1980s.

B2 The underground rave scene was heavily influenced by acid house music.

C1 Many consider acid house to be a pioneering genre in electronic music.

C2 The evolution of acid house led to the development of various subgenres within electronic music.

Examples of acid house in a Sentence

formal The origins of acid house can be traced back to the late 1980s in Chicago.

informal Hey, have you ever been to an acid house party before?

slang Let's hit up that acid house rave tonight!

figurative The music at the club was like a wave of acid house, pulsating through the crowd.

Grammatical Forms of acid house

• past tense: acid housed
• plural: acid houses
• comparative: more acid house
• superlative: most acid house
• present tense: acid houses
• future tense: will acid house
• perfect tense: have acid housed
• continuous tense: is acid housing
• singular: acid house
• positive degree: acid house
• infinitive: to acid house
• gerund: acid housing
• participle: acid housed

Origin and Evolution of acid house

First Known Use: 1988 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'acid house' originated in the late 1980s in the United Kingdom.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a subgenre of house music characterized by a psychedelic and electronic sound, the term 'acid house' has since evolved to also refer to the culture and fashion associated with the music genre.