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raphead

raphead noun: a fan of rapping or rap music.

Noun

raphead (plural rapheads)

  1. (slang) A fan of rapping or rap music.
    • British rapheads do not usually have a great appreciation for rap acts with a pop edge. And having credits that include a stint MCing for Belgium’s hugely successful pop-dance group Technotronic is something that’s best not mentioned in hip-hop circles.2000 August 19, Kwaku et al., “Keepin’ It Real around the World”, in Billboard, volume 112, number 34, →ISSN, page 40
    • Right as I was putting Little Bobby in the oven I was also dropping my other baby: I published my first novel, Supermarket. I dropped a soundtrack to go with it. That was fucking annoying because I had a bunch of rappers and rapheads going, “Yo, this shit sucks!” because they were judging it like...2021, Bobby Hall, The Bright Future, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, published 2022, →ISBN, page 336

Forms of raphead

pluralrapheads

Origin of raphead

From rap + -head.

Questions about raphead

What does raphead mean?
Raphead means a fan of rapping or rap music.
What part of speech is raphead?
Raphead is a noun.
What is the plural of raphead?
The plural of raphead is rapheads.

Words near raphead in the dictionary

  1. raphanias
  2. raphanin
  3. raphanoid
  4. raphe
  5. raphe pallidus
  6. raphead
  7. rapheads
  8. rapheless
  9. raphes
  10. raphespinal
  11. raphia

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