crackhead
/ˈkɹæk.hɛd/
crackhead noun: a person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
Noun
crackhead (plural crackheads)
- A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
- My shooter a crackhead, he look like Woody Harrelson2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 02:11 from the start, in dracula flow 3
- Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person.
- You know who strangled the old man? You know who did it? A fuckin' stupid crackhead! He is pointing at himself and in tears. It's Ava's landlord who is dead.1977, Oberon Press (publisher), Best Canadian Stories, page 75
- Synonyms:
- addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo
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Forms of crackhead
| plural | crackheads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crack head |
Origin of crackhead
From crack + -head. First sense appears c. 1978. Second sense appears c. 1977 in Best Canadian Stories.
Questions about crackhead
- What does crackhead mean?
- Crackhead means a person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
- What part of speech is crackhead?
- Crackhead is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crackhead?
- Crackhead is pronounced /ˈkɹæk.hɛd/.
- What is the plural of crackhead?
- The plural of crackhead is crackheads.
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