pothead
a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
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- potheaded, adjective
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How to use pothead in a sentence
He figured if he could compare the genomes of a large group of CHS patients with the genomes of a control group of potheads who hadn’t developed CHS, he might be able to offer both patients and doctors some clarity.
The feud between a weed influencer and scientist over puking stoners | Amanda Chicago Lewis | July 20, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewNow many potheads theorized on blogs and message boards that CHS was an occasional but deliberately overhyped side effect of a pesticide used to grow cannabis—making Moon either a dupe or a shill for anti-pot propaganda.
The feud between a weed influencer and scientist over puking stoners | Amanda Chicago Lewis | July 20, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewThe popular image of a pothead is loaded with negative health connotations, from joint smoke causing cancer to forgetful stoners damaging their brain with weed.
More And More Americans Are Smoking Pot. What Does That Mean For Their Health? | Lester Black | November 30, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightLuckily I have a friend who is both an opera buff and pothead.
There was just a point when I was obviously a pothead, and that I had a girlfriend so I probably kissed her and had sex with her.
‘Boyhood’ Star Ellar Coltrane: An Astonishing Debut 12 Years in the Making | Kevin Fallon | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Not content to be known as an overly aggressive pothead, in November Bieber added John to his list of descriptors.
Justin Bieber’s No Good, Very Bad Year: Alleged Prostitutes, Reckless Driving, and More | Amy Zimmerman | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKristen Stewart, proud pothead, was also a winner at the child-size kudofest.
He was a pothead, a devotee of hip hop, a lifeguard, a high school wrestler, an aspiring dentist.
British Dictionary definitions for pothead
/ (ˈpɒtˌhɛd) /
slang a habitual user of cannabis
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