shot on acid
- adjective
- NSFW
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grabado de forma psicodélica
- Many scenes in the film were shot on acid to create a dreamlike effect.
Examples
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Critics described the fantasy scenes as being shot on acid due to their bizarre and hallucinatory visuals.
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The music video looked as if it had been shot on acid, filled with swirling colors and distorted shapes.
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Some viewers loved how the footage was shot on acid, while others found it overwhelming.
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The movie was beautifully shot on acid!
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The music video looked as if it had been shot on acid, filled with swirling colors and distorted shapes.
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Critics described the fantasy scenes as being shot on acid due to their bizarre and hallucinatory visuals.
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Some viewers loved how the footage was shot on acid, while others found it overwhelming.
Synonyms
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8.7
Looks and feels strange and dreamlike, often with bright changing colors
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7.7
Having very bright colors and strange, swirling patterns
To create or perform something while taking LSD so it looks strange and colorful
How Psychedelic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase pairs literal 'shot' (a filmed take) with the colloquial 'on acid' (under the influence of LSD), so a learner who knows the words will likely infer a connection to LSD-like effects. However, the usual meaning is a metaphorical extension — a psychedelic or surreal visual style rather than literal drug use — which requires pragmatic inference beyond simple composition. Because the relation is partly clear but relies on idiomatic/metaphorical interpretation, it is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Shot on acid uses shot meaning filmed and acid meaning the drug 'LSD' to create a strong picture. Think of bright, swirling colors and bent shapes like a drug trip, so it means 'filmed in a strange, dream-like way'.