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dopehead

[ dohp-hed ]
/ ˈdoʊpˌhɛd /
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noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a person addicted to drugs.
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Origin of dopehead

First recorded in 1900–05; dope + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drug”)

OTHER WORDS FROM dopehead

dope·head·ed, adjective
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