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crackhead

crackhead

40 9.9
A person who uses the illegal drug crack and cannot stop
  • noun
  • /ˈkrækˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : adicto al crack
  • The news reported on a crackhead who had stolen from local shops to feed his addiction.
  • crackhead smoking crack
  • addicts and crackheads
  • crackheads and drugs

It was crime rate, a lot of drugs, crackheads, gangs.

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Examples

  • Sure, there are crackheads, dealers, and people too desperate, depressed, or impoverished to repair their homes.

    Blog text (27)
  • It's the crackhead we saw mumbling to himself in the nod-off zone.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I am not a crackhead.

  • Maybe he was a crackhead.

  • There's this crackhead named Shorty.

  • Most times, crackheads don't know where they are.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • That's why we have skits about, you know, crackheads who will do just about anything possible to feed that addiction.

  • Every morning, I see a group of crackheads loitering near the bus station.

  • She spoke openly about the struggles of being a crackhead and how it affected her family.

Synonyms

head
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
432 9.9

Slang for a person who often uses illegal drugs

is the slang label concentrating on addiction to one stimulant
junkie
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
194 8.6

A person who is addicted to illegal drugs, often called in an insulting way

is narrower, naming addiction to one specific stimulant
drug addict
vscrackhead
  • NSFW
97 3.0

A person who cannot stop using illegal or harmful drugs

is the informal label used in casual or insulting speech
drug user
vscrackhead
  • NSFW
31 3.7

A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs

is the slang label that names a specific stimulant addiction
druggie
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
12 9.2

A person who regularly uses illegal drugs

is the slang name applied specifically to one smoked stimulant
crack addict
vscrackhead
  • NSFW
9 6.1

A person who uses crack cocaine and cannot stop

is the slang label rather than a neutral medical term
cokehead
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A person who regularly uses the drug cocaine

is the informal label focused on one smoked stimulant form
druggy
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
7 9.8

A person who often uses illegal substances

is the informal label targeted at addiction to one stimulant
dope fiend
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A person who cannot stop using illegal drugs, often said in an insulting way

is the informal label for addiction to a particular stimulant
cocaine addict
vscrackhead
  • NSFW
3 5.5

A person who keeps using cocaine even though it harms them

is the informal label for that same specific stimulant addiction
dopehead
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person who often uses illegal drugs

is the more narrowly focused slang for one smoked stimulant
cokey
vscrackhead
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A person who uses cocaine and often cannot stop

is the slang, more negative label for that specific dependence
hophead
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is addicted to illegal drugs

is the modern slang name for one particular stimulant addiction
coke whore
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who uses a lot of cocaine and damages their health or life

is the slang label focusing on addiction to one stimulant
junky
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A person who uses illegal drugs and cannot stop

is specific to addiction to one stimulant form rather than all narcotics
binger
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is addicted to crack and uses it in binges

focuses on steady addiction to a particular smoked stimulant

How Addicted

dependent
  • NSFW
28 6.9
crackhead
  • Offensive
40 9.9
drug user
  • NSFW
31 3.7
user
  • NSFW
86 7.5

Surface Forms

crackhead singular
crackheads plural

Morphology

crackhead = crack + head (transparent) = crack + head

Direct compound of 'crack' (the drug) + 'head' (person), clearly meaning someone who uses or is addicted to crack.

Etymology

Crackhead comes from the drug crack and the word head, which in slang names someone with a strong habit, as in pothead ('a person who uses marijuana a lot'). So crackhead originally meant a person addicted to crack cocaine and is used for that serious addiction.