-head — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Used to create nouns indicating a state; -hood.

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • Uncountable

   Related words

   -ness

Suffix

1. Used to form 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.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • morpheme
   • sometimes

   Examples

   motor + -head → motorhead

   pot + -head → pothead

2. Used to form words to describe people who are dedicated fans of something, especially music.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   jazz + -head → jazzhead

   metal + -head → metalhead

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   Beatle + -head → Beatlehead

3. Used with other words to form generic insults or epithets to indicate stupidity.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • morpheme

   Examples

   block + -head → blockhead

   shit + -head → shithead

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   geek + -head → geekhead