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Recent Examples of acidhead
With acidheads in the streets and upheaval in the studios, 1969 was a time of profound change not just in Hollywood, but in America at large.
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Alejandro De La Garza, Time, 26 July 2019
Alejandro De La Garza, Time, 26 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidhead
Noun
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Each of the many phishing centers answers to Derek Danforth (Josh Hutcherson), a douchey 28-year-old rich-kid cokehead who tools around his office on a skateboard in extraordinarily ugly outfits (that puke-green suit!) and bad highlights.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Jan. 2024
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It was rumored Pacino’s character was a cokehead, something Pacino and Mann have copped to in recent years.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Variety,
23 Aug. 2023
Noun
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George Clinton, interviewed in the film, says that the two were crackheads together.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The New York Post is like having the New York Times summarized for you by a crackhead.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Xavier is both when first introduced, but the slacker pothead lives long enough to reveal his chivalrous side.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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The streamer then released the Illana Glazer: Human Magic in December, which delved into Glazer’s awkward high school years and raising a family as a pothead.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sure, the idea of more power always sounds better to confirmed speed freaks such as myself, but simply turning up the wick wouldn’t keep with the RBW ethos—and might throw that balance fully out of whack, in fact.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Yet in that regard, the instantaneous torque of electric propulsion could still provide enough thrust to satisfy speed freaks driving a production Sollei.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
20 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The pair are the godfathers of the stoner comedy genre thanks to Up In Smoke, their 1978 debut film followed by Nice Dreams and other movies, all of which influenced generations of films from Dave Chappelle’s Half Baked to Seth Rogen’s Pineapple Express.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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And, for a movie featuring so many stoners, Dazed is mammothly ambitious: Few other films say as much about starting, sticking around in, and leaving high school.—
Michelle Kung,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Later, another encounter with James leads both of them to the aforementioned house as the druggie is looking to get rich quick with the $50,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the kids.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Of the three leads, Rahim is the most unrecognizable, having gone full Jared Leto-in-Dallas Buyers Club to portray a druggie at the very end of his tether.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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“Acidhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidhead. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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