"beerhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beerheads [plural]
Etymology: beer + -head Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beer|head}} beer + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} beerhead (plural beerheads)
  1. (colloquial) A drunk. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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