pillhead

English

noun

Definitions

(slang) A person who habitually takes tranquilizers, amphetamines, barbiturates, and other drugs, in pill or capsule form.

Etymology

Suffix from English pill.

Origin

English

pill

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Cognates and derived terms

antipill English
minipill English
nanopill English
pill English
pillbox English
pillworm English
pillwort English
pilly English
polypill English
postpill English
prepill English
radiopill English
sugar pill English
ピル Japanese
pille Middle English