methhead

1 9.9

A person who is addicted to the drug meth

noun
/ˈmɛθˌhɛd/

Offensive

: yonqui

It's heartbreaking to see someone you care about become a methhead and lose everything.

Examples

The police arrested a group of methheads who were causing trouble in the neighborhood.
And she's going to be a methhead and she's gonna get used by stupid guys.

The Descendants (2011)
After years of addiction, he finally got help and turned his life around, no longer a methhead.

Synonyms

junkie

vsmethhead

Offensive

194 8.6

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

is the same negative register but limited to one particular stimulant addiction

drug addict

vsmethhead

NSFW

97 3.0

A person who cannot stop using illegal or harmful drugs

is narrower, naming addiction to a single specific illegal stimulant

druggie

vsmethhead

Offensive

12 9.2

A person who regularly uses illegal drugs

is the same informal negative sense but limited to one stimulant addiction

druggy

vsmethhead

Offensive

7 9.8

A person who often uses illegal substances

focuses specifically on addiction to one stimulant rather than frequent drug use generally

dope fiend

vsmethhead

Offensive

7 9.9

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

is equally derogatory but refers to a particular stimulant addiction

tweaker

vsmethhead

Offensive

5 9.9

An insulting word for a person who uses a strong illegal drug and acts in a nervous, uncontrolled way

is about addiction to methamphetamine specifically rather than varied drug use

speed freak

vsmethhead

Offensive

2 9.6

A person who often uses drugs that make you more active, like amphetamines

is about addiction to one specific stimulant rather than stimulant use generally

dopehead

vsmethhead

Offensive

2 9.9

A person who often uses illegal drugs

is narrower by naming addiction to a particular stimulant instead of drugs broadly

hophead

vsmethhead

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is addicted to illegal drugs

is more specific, pointing to addiction to one stimulant drug rather than narcotics generally

junky

vsmethhead

Offensive

1 9.6

A person who uses illegal drugs and cannot stop

is similar in tone but specifies addiction to a specific stimulant rather than narcotics broadly

Surface Forms

methhead singular

methheads plural

Morphology

methhead = meth + head (transparent) = meth + head

Formed by compounding the slang noun 'meth' (methamphetamine) and 'head' (a person characterized by something), so the meaning is directly derived: a person who uses or is addicted to meth.

Etymology

The word methhead comes from meth, short for the drug methamphetamine, and head, a common English way to say 'a person who is very into something', as in pothead or gearhead. So a methhead is 'a person who is addicted to methamphetamine'.