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head shop

head shop noun: a retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.

Noun

head shop (plural head shops)

  1. A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.

Forms of head shop

pluralhead shops
alternative formheadshop

Origin of head shop

From head + shop. First use appears c. 1966 in the defunct periodical East Village Other.

Questions about head shop

What does head shop mean?
Head shop means a retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.
What part of speech is head shop?
Head shop is a noun.
What is the plural of head shop?
The plural of head shop is head shops.

Words near head shop in the dictionary

  1. head scratchers
  2. head scratching
  3. head scratchings
  4. head sea
  5. head seas
  6. head shop
  7. head shops
  8. head shunt
  9. head shunts
  10. head shy
  11. head south

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