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hophead

[ hop-hed ]

noun

Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a person addicted to narcotics, especially opium.


hophead

/ ˈ³óÉ’±èËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. slang.
    a heroin or opium addict
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hophead1

First recorded in 1910–15; hop 2 (in the sense “a narcotic drugâ€) + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drugâ€)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hophead1

C20: from obsolete slang hop opium; see hop ²
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Hophead, a beer enthusiast: A hophead once said with a hiss, “I know beer and it clearly ain’t this. Beer is hearty and bold And delicious when cold; This just tastes like a pint of warm ... Budweiser.â€

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I says no thank you I have all the women I can take care of now if I married a wife she’d probably turn out to be a hophead or something.

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Ahead of Saturday’s last 16 match between Uruguay and Portugal in Sochi, football fans who visited the HopHead Tap Room bar in St Petersburg were given a chance to turn the tables on Luis Suarez and take a bite out of the Uruguay striker.

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The tap list covers the style bases, from the hoppy to the dark-and-roasty styles, with plenty of IPA variations to satisfy the finicky hophead.

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Still, a hophead has to drink. 

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