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crackhead

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæk.hɛd/

The English word “crackhead” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
  2. Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person.

Etymology

From crack + -head. First sense appears c. 1978. Second sense appears c. 1977 in Best Canadian Stories.

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