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crackhead.

A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹæk.hɛd/
  1. A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

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

    US · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *gerg-der. Proto-West Germanic *krakōn Old English cracian Middle English crakken English crack substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English crackhead From crack + -head. First sense appears c. 1978. Second sense appears c. 1977 in Best Canadian Stories.

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