Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who habitually smokes marijuana.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A form of joint or connector used in electric line work in passing from a single conductor to a group of parallel wires.
  • noun A stupid fellow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun derogatory slang A person who smokes cannabis frequently, to excess.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who smokes marijuana habitually

Etymologies

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pot (“marijuana”) +‎ -head

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Examples

  • Somewhat off track question: is the term pothead a stigma for pot users?

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  • Somewhat off track question: is the term pothead a stigma for pot users?

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life. ne2d: Can someone explain to me again how the government is different from the mafia?

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life. pudding7: I think it's strange that somehow, in what seems almost overnight, marijuana has become basically legal.

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life.

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life.

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life.

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life. raerae1980: GAT_00: cretinbob: tax the shiat out of it.

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  • XIV > i think being a pothead is a prerequisite at genius bars

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  • Oh, and since I always get called a pothead for saying things like that, so I'll go ahead and mention I've never smoked pot in my life.

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