"head shop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: head shops [plural], headshop [alternative]
Etymology: From head + shop. First use appears c. 1966 in the defunct periodical East Village Other. Etymology templates: {{com|en|head|shop}} head + shop Head templates: {{en-noun}} head shop (plural head shops)
  1. A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor. Wikipedia link: East Village Other, head shop Categories (topical): Shops Translations (retail outlet): 幻覺用品商店 /幻觉用品商店 (huànjué yòngpǐn shāngdiàn) (english: no exact equivalent exists) (Chinese Mandarin), head shop (Finnish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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