"basehead" meaning in All languages combined

See basehead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-basehead.ogg [Australia] Forms: baseheads [plural]
Etymology: (free)base + -head Etymology templates: {{suf|en|freebase|head|alt1=(free)base}} (free)base + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} basehead (plural baseheads)
  1. (US, slang) A habitual user of freebase; a crackhead. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-basehead-en-noun-Bco9W4Qa Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head

Inflected forms

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