slang
as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally in the early 20th century hopheads were people one expected to find only in the netherworld of jazz

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Recent Examples of hophead Hardcore hopheads additionally had the option to purchase tickets to a weekend kickoff beer dinner or one of several beer tastings, including a rare, barrel-aged and high ABV session. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025 Labyrinth’s bringing out the big guns with a 15.5% barleywine, while Relic’s got a 10% Triple IPA for the hophead in you. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Oct. 2022 With that in mind, Free Press deputy sports editor Ryan Ford ranked all 30 teams’ offerings this year — with some commentary by assistant sports editor Marlowe Alter, the Freep’s true hophead — while sorting them into five tiers. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2021 Mattress Jack was a hellacious hophead. Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 This ale is a hophead's dream, despite the (surprising) 58 International Bittering Units. Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2020 But the alcohol by volume has been reduced from 7.3 to 5%, making it a ballpark-friendly sipper perfect for hopheads visiting the Terrapin Taproom at The Battery and SunTrust Park. Atlanta Life, ajc, 14 Apr. 2017
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Noun
  • Seeing a drug addict let loose on your block is maddening.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Meantime is set in Boyle’s home city of Glasgow and follows Valium addict Felix McAveety, who goes in search of answers when his best friend Marina is found murdered in the local park.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Sora 2 video-generation tool has become a point of alarm in Hollywood over the ease and speed with which users can create content, including with recognizable characters and IP.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The years following the pandemic have seen the advent of training boards, standalone frames with customizable settings that users can manipulate with their phones.
    Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To me, this was not just a patient comatose after a freak accident.
    K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Greenlaw has played just two games total over the last two seasons, since tearing his Achilles in a freak moment running out from the sidelines in February 2024’s Super Bowl.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keith Pelley has had four months now to get a closer glimpse of the day-to-day operations of the Toronto Maple Leafs via close interactions with general manager Brad Treliving and head coach Craig Berube.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Netflix head Bela Bajaria didn’t seem into it.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Hophead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hophead. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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