crackhead

American  

[krak-hed] / ˈkrækˌhɛd /

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a habitual user of cocaine in the form of crack.

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crackhead British  

/ ˈkrækˌhɛd /

noun

1. slang a person addicted to the drug crack

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Usage

What does crackhead mean? A crackhead is a slang term for someone who is addicted to or does a lot of the drug crack cocaine. The word is more generally used to insult someone considered to be acting like a crackhead, that is, wildly and stupidly.

Etymology

Origin of crackhead

First recorded in 1985–90; crack ( def. ) (in the sense of “purified cocaine”) + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drug”)