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dust head

American  
[duhst hed] / ˈdʌst ˌhɛd /
Or dusthead

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

  1. a habitual user of angel dust.

Etymology

Origin of dust head

First recorded in 1975–80; (angel) dust + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drug”)

Example Sentences

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Sounding a baby outcry of fear, he scurried ahead at breakneck speed, frantic heels tossing up tiny spurts of dust, head stretched forward–and thus soon caught up.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus

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