dopehead

noun

ˈdōp-ˌhed How to pronounce dopehead (audio)
Definition of dopeheadnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dopehead
  1. addict
  2. user
  3. freak
  4. druggie
  5. head
Noun
  • At first, everyone’s feeling a bit Grinchy because Ginny won’t serve Christmas Eve dinner until the sweetheart of the family, the recovering heroin addict Johnny (Christopher Sears), arrives with his friend and fellow N.A. member Loren (Barbie Ferreira).
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, after 20 years as an addict, Babbitt entered drug rehab for 90 days and got clean.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of addict
Noun
  • Meta had a short-term goal of 500,000 monthly active users in Horizon Worlds by the end of the year.
    Devan Burris, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Matching the competition, bringing Apple Intelligence to the broadest possible user base, and acting as a testbed for the larger and more powerful iPhones to come.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of user
Noun
  • What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.
    Vulture, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2022
  • 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
Definition of freak
Noun
  • Although his timing is awkward, Matty makes an earnest attempt at encouraging Stanley, advising him to approach the search like a private investigator, earning the trust of fellow druggies who might point Stanley in the right direction.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The ickiness increases upon the arrival of Norma’s troubled, much younger grandniece, Maya (Quintessa Swindell), a druggie with intelligence and promise whom Norma has persuaded Narvel to take on as an apprentice.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
Definition of druggie
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of head
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doped (out)

dopehead

dopeheads

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“Dopehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopehead. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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