cokehead en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca English -ine English cocaineclip. English coke 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 cokehead From coke + -head.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) A cocaine addict.
[…] she knew that a closeted cokehead would always be in the WC.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:Lira baselessly branded Ukraine's leader a "cokehead," and described the Russian operation as "one of the most brilliant invasions in military history."
2024 January 13, James Bickerton, “Who Is Gonzalo Lira? Pro-Putin American Expat Dies in Ukrainian Jail”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cokeheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| coke head | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
methhead · crackhead · pillhead · pothead
Hypernyms
abuser · druggie · addict · fiend · drughead · junkie · wastoid · user · junkhead · slave · abuser
Relateds
coked out · coke whore · coked up