Pothead

Pronunciation: /poʊˌthɛd/

Definitions of pothead

noun a person who habitually smokes marijuana or cannabis, typically to excess

Example Sentences

A1 He is a pothead who smokes marijuana every day.

A2 The pothead was caught with a large amount of drugs in his possession.

B1 The pothead's addiction to marijuana was causing problems in his personal life.

B2 Despite being a pothead, he managed to hold down a steady job.

C1 The pothead sought help for his substance abuse issues and successfully completed a rehabilitation program.

C2 The pothead's friends staged an intervention to try to get him to quit using drugs.

Examples of pothead in a Sentence

formal The police arrested a suspected pothead for possession of marijuana.

informal I heard that John is a pothead and smokes weed every day.

slang Don't hang out with that pothead, he's always high.

figurative She's a pothead when it comes to shopping, she can't resist buying new clothes.

Grammatical Forms of pothead

• past tense: potheads
• plural: potheads
• comparative: more pothead
• superlative: most pothead
• present tense: pothead
• future tense: will pothead
• perfect tense: have potheaded
• continuous tense: is potheading
• singular: pothead
• positive degree: pothead
• infinitive: to pothead
• gerund: potheading
• participle: potheaded

Origin and Evolution of pothead

First Known Use: 1970 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'pothead' originated in the United States as a slang term to refer to someone who regularly smokes marijuana.

Evolution of the word: Originally used as a derogatory term, 'pothead' has evolved to be more commonly used in a neutral or even humorous manner to describe someone who enjoys using marijuana.