crackhead

[ krak-hed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

crackhead

/ ˈkrækˌhɛd /

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

But I had to get clean to even talk about it because nobody wants to listen to a crackhead.

Woe is the friend described in one missive as a “speedballing, nose-bleeding crackhead.”

From a crackhead to Sam Kinison to even Jon Stewart, Marlow Stern on the best bad apples in the bunch of silver-screen teachers.

Admitting I'm a Christmas crackhead is the first step on my road to recovery.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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