Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junkhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: junkhead
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A junkie, drug addict.

Slang

noun

A kind of piston engine cylinder head, where the head is formed by a dummy piston mounted inside the top of the cylinder.

Etymology

From junk + -head.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: junk
Suffix: -head

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

junkheads (plural)

Questions

What does junkhead mean?: A junkie, drug addict.
Where does junkhead come from?: From junk + -head.

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