beanhead

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noun

A person who recreationally uses tablets.

OriginEnglish head ← Middle English heed ← Old English hēafod →
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Meanings

nounbeanhead (plural beanheads)

plural beanheads · alternative bean head

  1. derogatoryoftenslangA person who recreationally uses tablets.
  2. derogatoryslangA dumb, cloddish, or foolish person.
  3. derogatoryslanguncommonA person whose head is shaped like a kidney bean.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰabʰ-?
  2. Proto-Germanic*babnōder.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*baunō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*baunu
  5. Old Englishbēan
  6. Middle Englishbene
  7. Englishbean
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  11. Proto-Germanic*haubudą
  12. Old Englishhēafod
  13. Middle Englishheed
  14. Englishhead
  15. Englishbeanhead

Of sense 1, from bean (“tablet”) + -head.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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