Crackhead

//ˈkɹæk.hɛd// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine. derogatory, slang

    "My shooter a crackhead, he look like Woody Harrelson"

  2. 2
    Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person. US, derogatory, slang

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
addle pateaddle-brainaddleheadairheadalternative spelling of dumbass.ass

Example

More examples

"Sami pretended to be a crackhead."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

crack cocaine

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