hophead

[ hop-hed ]

noun

, Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a person addicted to narcotics, especially opium.

hophead

/ ˈhɒpˌhɛd /

noun

1. slang.
   a heroin or opium addict

Word History and Origins

Origin of hophead¹

First recorded in 1910–15; hop ² (in the sense “a narcotic drug”) + head (in the sense “habitual user of a drug”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hophead¹

C20: from obsolete slang hop opium; see hop ²

Example Sentences

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.”

From Washington Post

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.

From Literature

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.

From Reuters

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, a hophead has to drink. 

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• addict
• drug user
• substance abuser
• user