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hop·head

 (hŏp′hĕd′)
n. Slang
A drug addict.

[hop + head.]
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hophead

(ˈhɒpˌhɛd)
n
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]
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hophead

n (US pej inf) → Junkie m (inf)
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