cokehead

American  

[kohk-hed] / ˈkoʊkˌhɛd /

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a person addicted to cocaine; a habitual user of cocaine.

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Etymology

Origin of cokehead

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; coke ² + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drug”)

Example Sentences

He has tweeted that Mr. Schneiderman wears “Revlon eyeliner” — his dark eyelashes have been attributed to the side effect of a glaucoma medication — and said he needed to take a drug test because the attorney general “cannot be a cokehead,” without presenting evidence that he was.

From New York Times

He is just one in a cast of ludicrous characters that include Claire's predatory ex-Marine brother who follows her to New York, a cokehead diva, a tough little rich girl and, of course, Paul, who is so stage-queeny he has a Latino rent boy who strokes his face and calls him "Papi."

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a visit to a cokehead dentist played by Martin Short and warnings about something shadowy called the Golden Fang, which may refer to a boat, or perhaps something more sinister.

From Washington Times

Kumaré’s relationships with his devotees — with Toby the death-penalty lawyer and the jocked-out recovering cokehead and the retired salesman who spends all day eating free samples in grocery stores and the single mom who yearns to lose weight and restart her romantic life — are unmistakably real friendships, albeit ones built on a false premise.

From Salon

Kumaré’s relationships with his devotees — with Lynn the death-penalty lawyer and the jocked-out recovering cokehead and the retired salesman who spends all day eating free samples in grocery stores and the single mom who yearns to lose weight and restart her romantic life — are unmistakably real friendships, albeit ones built on a false premise.

From Salon