scaghead
/ˈskæɡhɛd/
scaghead noun: a heroin user.
Noun
scaghead (plural scagheads)
- A heroin user.
- The Breeding Ground website message board has been a-buzz with accusations, counter-accusations & general slanging after the previous live encounter. Hooper are scagheads & Pocket Venus are crap tradesmen. For the internet lurker its been an entertaining read & great publicity for the bands.2002 May 11, “FUDGED NOVELLO NUTONIC – Breeding Ground, Rhyl”, in link2wales and Liverpool – Crud Gig Review – Crud Fanzines PLC present …
- she is young and i'm sure when she was at school there was a lot of education on drugs (my daughters been having it in yr 7!!) They use scare mongering tactics of showing young pretty girls turning into toothless scagheads!2008 January 26, sammyg, “Amy Winehouse - Loser or Legend??”, in BritishExpats.com, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2024
Forms of scaghead
| plural | scagheads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | skaghead |
Origin of scaghead
From scag + head.
Questions about scaghead
- What does scaghead mean?
- Scaghead means a heroin user.
- What part of speech is scaghead?
- Scaghead is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scaghead?
- Scaghead is pronounced /ˈskæɡhɛd/.
- What is the plural of scaghead?
- The plural of scaghead is scagheads.
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