crackhead

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹæk.hɛd/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

crackhead (plural crackheads)

  1. (slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
    Hypernyms: (all derogatory) druggie, drughead, junkhead, junkie, user, abuser; see also Thesaurus:addict
    Coordinate terms: (all derogatory) cokehead, methhead, pillhead, pothead
    • 2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 02:11 from the start, in dracula flow 3‎[1]:
      My shooter a crackhead, he look like Woody Harrelson
  2. (US, slang, derogatory) Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiot, Thesaurus:jerk
    • 1977, Oberon Press (publisher), Best Canadian Stories, page 75:
      You know who strangled the old man? You know who did it? A fuckin' stupid crackhead! He is pointing at himself and in tears. It's Ava's landlord who is dead.

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