head shop

noun

A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.

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Meanings

nounhead shop (plural head shops)

plural head shops · alternative headshop

  1. A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.

Origin

From head + shop. First use appears c. 1966 in the defunct periodical East Village Other.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 幻覺用品商店 /幻觉用品商店
  • 幻覺用品商店 /幻觉用品商店 (huànjué yòngpǐn shāngdiàn)retail outlet
Finnish head shop
  • head shopretail outlet
Cite this entry
APA

head shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20shop

MLA

“head shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20shop.

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