pillhead

pillhead

English

Etymology

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English pill
English -head
English pillhead

    From pill + -head.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    pillhead (plural pillheads)

    1. (slang, derogatory) A person who habitually takes tranquilizers, amphetamines, barbiturates, etc. in pill or capsule form.
      Synonym: pill popper
      Hypernyms: (all derogatory) druggie, drughead, junkhead, junkie, user, abuser; see also Thesaurus:addict
      Coordinate terms: (all derogatory) cokehead, crackhead, methhead, pothead

    References

    • American Slang, Robert L. Chapman (ed.), HarperCollins : New York, 1987.

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