crackhead
noun/ˈkɹæk.hɛd/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *gerg-der. Proto-West Germanic *krakōn Old English cracian Middle English crakken English crack substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English crackhead From crack + -head. First sense appears c. 1978. Second sense appears c. 1977 in Best Canadian Stories.
1
Derogatory, Slang A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.
- My shooter a crackhead, he look like Woody Harrelson2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 02:11 from the start, in dracula flow 3:
2
US, Derogatory, Slang Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot; broadly, any contemptible person.
- You know who strangled the old man? You know who did it? A fuckin' stupid crackhead! He is pointing at himself and in tears. It's Ava's landlord who is dead.1977, Oberon Press (publisher), Best Canadian Stories, page 75:
- Related terms
- crackbrained, crackpipe, crack rock