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crackhead

crackhead

12 9.9
An offensive word for a person who is very into something, for example video games
  • noun
  • /ˈkrækˌhɛd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : fanático
  • He was so enthusiastic about the new video game that people joked he was a crackhead for it.
  • just a crackhead

And you know, what's really funny is like you have guys that are like owners of banks being told what to do by crackheads.

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Examples

  • Is this guy some kind of crackhead or something?

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Wow, I am a crackhead!

    Blog text (28)
  • Wait, so am I a crackhead for having this?

  • It's getting to the point where I look like a crackhead.

    Blog text (19)
  • You know, sometimes your crackhead friend is not going to read the book and you've got to read it for them, right?

  • Welcome to Crackhead Nation.

    Blog text (33)
  • Keep dreaming, crackhead.

    Blog text (28)
  • He's not a crackhead, he's just misunderstood.

  • He's probably a crackhead.

  • He's a crackhead.

    Blog text (11)

Synonyms

nut
vscrackhead
  • Informal
675 7.7

A person who is very interested in a particular hobby or subject

is used more for wild or irrational behaviour and is insulting
maniac
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
78 6.8

A person who likes something so much it seems extreme

is the same obsession but with wild irrational behaviour and insult
junkie
vscrackhead
  • Slang
67 7.9

A person who loves something and follows it closely, like news or tech

is used more for wild behaviour and as a rude insult rather than addiction
crackpot
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
40 8.2

A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas

stresses wild irrational behaviour and often works as a harsh personal insult
madcap
vscrackhead
  • Informal
1 7.9

A person who does risky things without thinking

adds obsessive enthusiasm and insulting slang, not just reckless acting
junky
vscrackhead
  • Slang
7.9

A person who is very interested in one thing, like games or news

focuses more on wild irrational action and carries offensive slang tone
crackbrain
vscrackhead
  • Offensive
9.9

A person with very foolish or wild ideas

is similar about wildness but is more crude and offensive slang

How Obsessed

maniac
  • Offensive
149 8.1
fiend
  • Informal
35 7.5
crackhead
  • Offensive
12 9.9
fanatic
8 4.3
fan
1.0
enthusiast
81 3.4

Surface Forms

crackhead singular
crackheads plural

Morphology

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

A metaphorical or pejorative extension from literal 'crack addict' to someone behaving obsessively or irrationally; relation to the base words is indirect.

Etymology

Crackhead is also used informally and often offensively to mean a person who acts wild or is obsessively into something; this sense comes from the same parts crack and head and the image of someone controlled by a drug. That's why people use the word to show extreme or out-of-control behaviour.