English Explanatory Dictionary

head shop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.

Word forms

head shop head shops headshop

Etymology

From head + shop. First use appears c. 1966 in the defunct periodical East Village Other.

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