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pothead

American  
[pot-hed] / ˈpɒtˌhɛd /

noun

Slang.
  1. a person who habitually smokes marijuana.


pothead British  
/ ˈpɒtˌhɛd /

noun

  1. slang a habitual user of cannabis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of pothead

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; pot 2 + head

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Nor did I assimilate with any of the clown cliques — the jock clowns with their acrobatics, the pothead clowns, the earnest ones who formed study groups.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2012

Northern pilot whale, long-finned pilot whale, pothead, blackfish, calling whale, caa'ing whale.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David

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