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 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
  • In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Open-source and classroom-ready SustainaPrint starts with a custom interface where users upload 3D models.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Scrapp scans waste using QR codes and educates users on the best method of disposal.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The artist plays the role of a fictional, historical freak – a 19th-century performer known under the stage name The Lonesome Wing, who, according to rumors, was born with the wing of a white bird instead of one arm.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Hophead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hophead. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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