Acidhead

/ˈæsɪdˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

Slang term for a person who frequently uses LSD (a psychedelic drug), especially someone from the 1960s counterculture.

Etymology

Compound of 'acid' (slang for LSD) and 'head' (suffix meaning enthusiast or user, as in 'pothead'). Emerged in 1960s drug culture vocabulary during the psychedelic era.

Kelly Says

This word is a window into 1960s slang—'head' was added to drug names to describe users ('acidhead,' 'pothead,' 'cokehead'), and while it's dated now, it shows how language evolves with cultural movements.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
suikerkop
BGБългарски
ацидеркоп
ETEesti
happepea
EUEuskara
azukrea
GLGalego
azucena
HRHrvatski
suhožina
LTLietuvių
rūžųųė
LVLatviešu
sūkā
MNМонгол
ацидеркоп
SKSlovenčina
cuketa
SLSlovenščina
suketa
SRСрпски
цукета

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