"basehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-basehead.ogg Forms: baseheads [plural]
Etymology: From (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

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Motherfucker, is you crazy?\" I grilled Pimp. \"Can't no basehead niggah be depended on to watch nothing!\"",
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