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A drug user or addict. Hophead is an umbrella term for users of everything from cocaine to marijuana (or 'tea' - which is a jazz era term, not one that originated with the Beats as is erroneously noted elsewhere @ the Urban Dictionary) to benzedrine (aka 'bennies'/amphetamine). The term sprang from the early jazz scene in 1920's/30's America.
Decades later, beer aficionados appropriated the term to refer to themselves (with a wry tip of the hat to it's original meaning).
Decades later, beer aficionados appropriated the term to refer to themselves (with a wry tip of the hat to it's original meaning).
by Mike Compton September 22, 2007
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noun; A now-extinct term formerly used in the 1920's to 1950's, referring to a user of illicit drugs such as goof balls or muggles (marijuana). The term is used in the movie "Reefer Madness"
by yxm December 18, 2009
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Someone who enjoys really hoppy beers, or drinks hoppy beers exclusively. Most likely this person is a beer-geek or craft-brew drinker.
Hops are what give beer the Citrusy, Piney, or sometimes what bring out the Herbal or Fruity flavors.
Hops are what give beer the Citrusy, Piney, or sometimes what bring out the Herbal or Fruity flavors.
by n00tz October 20, 2009
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"Lemme tell you 'bout Willie the Weeper,
Willie the Weeper, yeah, the chimney sweeper
He had the hop-habit and he had it bad
Lemme tell you 'bout a dream he had"
--old ragtime song about opium.
Willie the Weeper, yeah, the chimney sweeper
He had the hop-habit and he had it bad
Lemme tell you 'bout a dream he had"
--old ragtime song about opium.
by Alan June 04, 2004
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A lover of all beers hoppy. A hophead espouses the merits of India Pale Ales, Russian Imperial Stouts, and other highly hopped beers. A hophead may even chew fresh hops in an attempt to quench his insatiable desire for hops. A hophead would sooner suffer castration than drink the typical BMC (Bud /Miller/Coors) swill.
<Beer Drinker #1> Wow, I just tried Three Floyds' Dreadnaught Imperial IPA. It's a hop orgasm in a bottle.
<Beer Drinker #2> You, sir, are a hophead.
<Beer Drinker #2> You, sir, are a hophead.
by ugly2 June 11, 2006
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Early 1900s term for a cocaine addict. Used frequently in the 1935 drug propaganda film "Cocaine Fiends"
by AndyStro March 19, 2007
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Beer drinker who heavily prefers hop-dominated brews. Typically drinks IPAs or double IPAs. Because of this, rarely drinks Macro beers. The term itself (rather than the charachteristic) is almost certainly a progeny of the rise of micro- (now called craft-) brewing.
by Colin E S August 06, 2007