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hophead

noun hop·head \ ˈhäp-ˌhed \

Definition of hophead

slang
: a drug addict

Examples of hophead in a Sentence

  1. in the early 20th century hopheads were people one expected to find only in the netherworld of jazz

First Known Use of hophead

1895

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