as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead
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Noun
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Frank Dillane stars as Mike, a struggling addict who shifts in and out of homelessness based on the ebbs and flows of his drug dependency.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025 -
This installment also establishes Jigsaw’s tragic backstory, showing how he was compelled to kill offenders after a violent drug addict caused Jill to miscarry their child.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The user's husband initially dismissed the sound as a fox, but as the cries continued, curiosity took over.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Downsides and upsides There are definite downsides, say frequent users.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Any time America reports its economy is strong, Wall Street has a freak-out.—
Christine Romans,
CNN,
6 Jan. 2023
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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These were the cool kids and hipsters, the desperate and burned out, the visionaries and druggies.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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“Dopehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopehead. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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