acid head
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- noun
- Offensive
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acidómano (informal, ofensivo)
- He has the air of an acid-head who's still out there.
Examples
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She used to be an acid head who enjoyed exploring new perceptions and ideas.
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She used to be an acid head.
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The Teachings of Don Juan appealed not just to acid heads: the very format of the text became part of a deepening questioning of the nature of knowing and legitimate knowledge in Eurocentric cultures.
Academic text (1992) -
In the 1960s, many acid heads gathered at music festivals to share their experiences.
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He identified as an acid head, often participating in late-night discussions about consciousness.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs
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9.9
A person who often uses illegal drugs
A person who regularly takes drugs like LSD that change how they think and see things
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'acid' (LSD) + 'head' (slang for an enthusiast or habitual user) yields 'a person who habitually uses LSD.' This follows a common English compounding pattern (e.g., pothead), so a B1 learner who knows both constituent senses would very likely infer the MWE meaning, although it is informal/slang.
Etymology
Acid head may come from joining acid (a common name for LSD) and head (a casual word for someone very into something). The image is of a person whose head is often full of acid experiences, so it came to mean 'a person who often takes LSD'.