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hop·head

(hŏp′hĕd′)

n. Slang

A drug addict.

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hophead

(ˈhɒpˌhɛd)

slang chiefly US a heroin or opium addict

[C20: from obsolete slang hop opium; see hop²]

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hop•head

(ˈhɒpˌhɛd)

n. Older Slang.

a narcotics addict, esp. an opium addict.

[1910–15]

Translations

hophead

n (US pej inf) → Junkie m (inf)

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More and more these days, tastes have actually moved to more hops, more bitterness; milds are out and hopheads rule.

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