-head
Suffix
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Suffix
Used to create nouns indicating a state, similar to the suffix -hood.
- Used to form (usually derogatory) words for people who regularly have their mind focused upon a particular subject, activity, or a specified drug or other substance, or who are addicted in some way.
- motorhead, metalhead, pothead
- Used to form words to describe people who are dedicated fans of something, especially music.
- Used with other words to form generic insults or epithets to indicate stupidity
- blockhead, shithead, no-good geekhead
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