Woodstock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwʊd.stɒk/
rhymes: -ʊdstɒk
Forms: form: Woodstocks
Etymology: From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).
Senses: examples: text: According to [Kiminobu] Sugaya, music also increases dopamine release in a specific part of the brain, similar to that of illegal drugs. It’s like a cerebral Woodstock, only with musical rather than chemical stimulants (and better hygiene).
ref: 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):
text: Italian broadcaster Rai called the event a Catholic “Woodstock”, as throughout the day nearly two dozen musical and dance groups, many of them religious, entertained the crowds.
ref: 2025 August 2, “Pope Leo XIV gets rock star welcome from young Catholics at huge vigil”, in The Guardian, sourced from AFP, →ISSN:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Ellipsis of Woodstock Festival, an American rock music festival originally held in 1969 in New York state near Woodstock; (by extension) a large, influential gathering.
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Derived terms: -stock