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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDrogado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dro-ga-do
"Ele era conhecido como um drogado na escola."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who habitually uses drugs, especially marijuana or other narcotics.
"He was known as a dopehead in high school, often skipping classes to smoke." - 2
A derogatory term for someone perceived as being addicted to drugs.
"The community was concerned about the rising number of dopeheads in the neighborhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dopehead' emerged in the mid-20th century in American English, combining 'dope', a slang term for drugs, particularly narcotics, and 'head', a colloquial suffix denoting a person associated with a particular activity or substance. It reflects the cultural context of drug use and counterculture during that era.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dopehead" is said worldwide
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Drogue
Transliteration: drohg
"Il était connu comme un drogué dans son école."
Drogensüchtiger
Transliteration: droh-gen-zue-cht-i-ger
"Er war als Drogensüchtiger in der Schule bekannt."
Drogato
Transliteration: dro-ga-to
"Era conosciuto come un drogato al liceo."
Drogadicto
Transliteration: dro-ga-dik-to
"Era conocido como un drogadicto en la escuela."
Drogado
Transliteration: dro-ga-do
"Ele era conhecido como um drogado na escola."
नशेड़ी
Transliteration: nashēḍī
"वह स्कूल में नशेड़ी के रूप में जाना जाता था।"
吸毒者
Transliteration: xīdú zhě
"他在学校里被称为吸毒者。"
마약 중독자
Transliteration: mayak jungdokja
"그는 학교에서 마약 중독자로 알려져 있었다."
ドラッグ中毒者
Transliteration: doraggu chūdokusha
"彼は学校でドラッグ中毒者として知られていた。"
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