Aug 13, 2006 09:25
18 yrs ago
English term
smackhead waiting for her next fix
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Her son's dead. She wasn't grieving at all. Just a smackhead waiting for her next fix. She doesn't even care what happens to her son's body.
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| 4 +8 | smack - another word for heroin |
sergey (X)
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| 4 +9 | drug addict waiting for the next injection/snort ... |
Abbatrans
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smack - another word for heroin
heroin made her totally oblivious, all she cared was another fix (dose). she couldn't take it. it was too much for her.
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Note added at 54 mins (2006-08-13 10:19:16 GMT)
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she couldn't take it - i meant 'the situation she was in'
A smackhead is a person who is severly dependent on heroin (smack)
You dirty smackhead
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smackhead
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-13 10:41:06 GMT)
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similar word formation:
crack·head noun
(slang) a person who uses the illegal drug crack
dick·head noun(taboo, slang)
a very rude way of referring to sb, especially a man, that you think is stupid
SYN idiot
dun·der·head noun
(informal) a silly or stupid person
WORD ORIGIN
dunderhead early 17th cent.: compare with obsolete Scots dunder, dunner resounding noise; related to din.
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Note added at 54 mins (2006-08-13 10:19:16 GMT)
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she couldn't take it - i meant 'the situation she was in'
A smackhead is a person who is severly dependent on heroin (smack)
You dirty smackhead
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smackhead
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-13 10:41:06 GMT)
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similar word formation:
crack·head noun
(slang) a person who uses the illegal drug crack
dick·head noun(taboo, slang)
a very rude way of referring to sb, especially a man, that you think is stupid
SYN idiot
dun·der·head noun
(informal) a silly or stupid person
WORD ORIGIN
dunderhead early 17th cent.: compare with obsolete Scots dunder, dunner resounding noise; related to din.
Peer comment(s):
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Suzan Hamer
: the complete thought would be "a heroin addict anxiously looking forward to the next time she could get some more.
43 mins
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Sara Noss
59 mins
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Caryl Swift
: And with Suzan :-)
1 hr
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RHELLER
: yes, physical addictions overpower the body
5 hrs
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Will Matter
: Suzans explanation is excellent. "... ONLY looking forward to the next time she could get some more regardless of what else was happpening".
9 hrs
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Sophia Finos (X)
10 hrs
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Alexander Demyanov
1 day 3 hrs
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Ana L Fazio-Kroll
1 day 17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you very much indeed"
+9
6 mins
drug addict waiting for the next injection/snort ...
Have a peek on the web, there are several references out.
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
25 mins
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Suzan Hamer
: But more specifically, a heroin addict thinking only of when she can find/do her next injection (as far as I know, you don't snort heroin).
40 mins
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Caryl Swift
: And with Suzan. :-)
1 hr
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NancyLynn
: not so sure about not snorting heroin, it seems to me an addict would ingest his/her drug in any way possible. Sad story, eh?
3 hrs
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Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs
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Romanian Translator (X)
5 hrs
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Will Matter
: FYI, heroin can be injected, snorted or smoked. Deadly, stupid addiction. Welcome to ProZ.
9 hrs
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Alexander Demyanov
1 day 3 hrs
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| agree |
Ana L Fazio-Kroll
1 day 17 hrs
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