smackheadn.
/ˈsmakhɛd/, U.S. /ˈsmækˌhɛd/ slang (originally U.S.).
A heroin addict. Cf. smack n.4
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] > drug addict > addicted to morphia or heroin
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smackhead1967
1967 Jrnl. Psychedelic Drugs Summer 153 Smack Head, someone who likes or is addicted to heroin.
1972 M. E. Kerr Dinky Hocker shoots Smack! iii. 32 He's got acne everywhere, including the insides of his ears, just from being a smack-head.
1989 in R. Graef Talking Blues v. 179 Smackheads need the money that's needed to get the gear.
1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time 138 Smackheads nodded out on their feet... They slept standing up.
2007 R. Millward Apples i. 1 We watched a smackhead causing trouble at the counter, and tried not to laugh.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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