"pothead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pothead.ogg Forms: potheads [plural]
Etymology: From pot (“marijuana”) + -head. First sense appears c. 1957 in the writings of Jack Gelber. Third sense appears c. 1639. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pot|head|t1=marijuana}} pot (“marijuana”) + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} pothead (plural potheads)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms: grasshopper, stoner, weedhead Translations (a person who smokes cannabis frequently): গাঁজাখোর (gãjakhōr) (Bengali), vyhulenec (Czech), potroker (Dutch), mariuhanaroker (Dutch), pilviveikko (Finnish), blossipää (Finnish), Kiffer [masculine] (German), Kifferin [feminine] (German), maconheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), maconheira [feminine] (Portuguese), травоку́р (travokúr) [masculine] (Russian), планоку́р (planokúr) [masculine] (Russian), fumeta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), porreta [feminine] (Spanish), marihuanero [masculine] (Spanish), motero [masculine] (Spanish), fumanchero [masculine] (Spanish), esrarkeş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pothead-en-noun-D1nMeoeq Disambiguation of People: 48 16 36 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 87 11 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 28 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 70 27 3 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 67 24 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 29 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 21 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 73 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of 'a person who smokes cannabis frequently': 91 3 6
  2. (chiefly Canada) An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: pecker, T-box, peckerhead
    Sense id: en-pothead-en-noun-7Q2gtlcP Disambiguation of Electronics: 17 70 12 Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. (slang, derogatory, obsolete) A stupid individual; a fool. Tags: derogatory, obsolete, slang
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jack Gelber"
  ],
  "word": "pothead"
}

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