How to Pronounce "hopheads"
word
ˈhɑpˌhɛdz
HOP-hedz
ˈhɒpˌhɛdz
HOP-hedz
Definition
'Hopheads' is an old slang term used to refer to people addicted to drugs, especially heroin. It can also more loosely mean anyone who uses drugs habitually.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑpˌhɛdz
British English
ˈhɒpˌhɛdz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOP-hedz
UK
HOP-hedz
Listen in Context
Some hopheads gathered on the corner late at night.
Police were watching the old building for hopheads.
The story is about a group of young hopheads.
Back in the 1920s, jazz clubs were filled with hopheads and wild music.