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pothead

pot·head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pot-hed]
    • /ˈpɒtˌhɛd/
    • /ˈpɒt.hed/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pot-hed]
    • /ˈpɒtˌhɛd/

Definitions of pothead word

  • noun pothead a person who habitually smokes marijuana. 1
  • countable noun pothead If you call someone a pothead, you disapprove of the fact that they spend a lot of time smoking marijuana. 0
  • noun pothead a habitual user of cannabis 0
  • noun pothead a habitual user of marijuana 0

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Origin of pothead

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70; pot2 + head

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Parts of speech for Pothead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pothead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pothead usage trend in Literature

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