Parrothead

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noun

A fan of the American musician Jimmy Buffett.

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Meanings

nounParrothead (plural Parrotheads)

plural Parrotheads

  1. slanglifestyleA fan of the American musician Jimmy Buffett.

    [Advertisement:] ATTENTION PARROTHEADS JIMMY BUFFET'S GREATEST HIT(S) IS HERE

    1985 December 12, Unknown, Billboard
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    ANNOUNCER (on TV): “If you're a Parrothead, try Jimmy Buffet's Key West Saloon, located downstairs in the lobby. From World-renown chef Gordon Fukayami come Roppongi, a bistro house with a South Asian flair. And if you're looking to get your funny bone tickled, don't miss Rita Rudner's hilarious live stand-up show.”

    2013 October 6, Matt McKenna, “Poltergasm” (4:21 from the start), in American Dad!, season 10, episode 2, spoken by Announcer

Origin

From parrot + -head, coined at a 1985 concert at the Timberwolf Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Buffett observed that many attendees wore Hawaiian-themed parrot hats.

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APA

Parrothead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parrothead

MLA

“Parrothead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parrothead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parrothead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parrothead.

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