English Explanatory Dictionary

crackhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæk.hɛd/ En-au-crackhead.ogg

Word forms

crackhead crackheads crack head

Etymology

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

Synonyms

addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk bimbo birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubblehead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead chump cittern-head clod clodpate clot clown crackhead cretin cuckoo deadhead dimbo dim bulb dimbus dimwit dingbat ding dong dingleberry dingwad dip dipstick doldrum dolt donut doodle doof doofoid doofus dope dork drivel drongo drool bucket dullard dumb bunny

Related words

crackbrained crackpipe crack rock
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