basehead

noun

base·​head ˈbās-ˌhed 

plural baseheads

US slang

: a person who freebases cocaine

"Simone, I want to make an investment." "What kind of investment?" "Crack. … Weed is cool, but crack is better money. Once them baseheads get going they completely loyal customers."

—Sister Souljah, The Coldest Winter Ever, 1999

Word History

Etymology

(free)base + -head (as in acidhead, hophead)

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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