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junkhead

junkhead noun: a junkie, drug addict.

Noun (1)

junkhead (plural junkheads)

  1. (slang) A junkie, drug addict.

Noun (2)

junkhead (plural junkheads)

  1. A kind of piston engine cylinder head, where the head is formed by a dummy piston mounted inside the top of the cylinder.

Forms of junkhead

pluraljunkheads

Origin of junkhead

From junk + -head.

From junk + head.

Questions about junkhead

What does junkhead mean?
Junkhead means a junkie, drug addict.
What part of speech is junkhead?
Junkhead is a noun.
What is the plural of junkhead?
The plural of junkhead is junkheads.

Words near junkhead in the dictionary

  1. junketting
  2. junkettings
  3. junkety
  4. junkfood
  5. junkfoods
  6. junkhead
  7. junkheads
  8. junkheap
  9. junkheaps
  10. junkie
  11. junkiedom

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