pothead

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Definition of pothead

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noun

(derogatory, slang)A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess.

“That pothead Shane has a nasty bong.”
“With the exception of college campuses — where I suspect you’ll be able to find Bob Marley posters for as long as dorms exist — it feels as if the old stoner subculture, the classic pothead aesthetic, has been almost eliminated from mainstream consciousness.”

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noun

(derogatory, slang)A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess.

“That pothead Shane has a nasty bong.”
“With the exception of college campuses — where I suspect you’ll be able to find Bob Marley posters for as long as dorms exist — it feels as if the old stoner subculture, the classic pothead aesthetic, has been almost eliminated from mainstream consciousness.”
(Canada)An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.
(derogatory, obsolete, slang)A stupid individual; a fool.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From pot (“marijuana”) + -head. First sense appears c. 1957 in the writings of Jack Gelber. Third sense appears c. 1639.

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