pothead

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

pothead

Where it comes from

First sense appears c. 1957 in the writings of Jack Gelber. Third sense appears c. 1639.

noun potheads

  1. derogatory, slang A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess. That pothead Shane has a nasty bong.

    Similar: grasshopper, stoner, weedhead

  2. Canada An electric motor's terminal connection or wiring box.

    Similar: pecker, T-box, peckerhead

  3. derogatory, obsolete, slang A stupid individual; a fool.

Translations

Every language

noun a person who smokes cannabis frequently

Españolmarihuano, mariguano, marihuanero, mariguanero, motero, fumeta
हिन्दीभँगेड़ी bhaṅgeṛī, गँजेड़ी gañjeṛī
Portuguêsmaconheiro, maconheira
Françaispoteux
DeutschKiffer, Kifferin
Русскийтравоку́р travokúr, планоку́р planokúr

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"pothead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pothead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pothead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pothead

Chicago

"pothead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pothead.

BibTeX
@misc{pothead_2026,
  title = {pothead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pothead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}