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  • noun US A habitual user of freebase; a crackhead

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Examples

  • When it comes to the drug addicted and basehead radio show host, Rush has zero feelings for humanity.

    Think Progress » Limbaugh stands by his Haiti remarks, tells critical caller she’s a ‘bigot’ with ‘tampons in her ears.’ 2010

  • In the background of “Dark Heaven” are a race of aliens who have come to Earth and established a basehead on an island near the murders, totally isolated by federal agents who pretty much bully anybody who dares to come near them, including local police investigating crimes.

    The Year’s Best Science Fiction, vol 25 adamosf 2010

  • In the background of “Dark Heaven” are a race of aliens who have come to Earth and established a basehead on an island near the murders, totally isolated by federal agents who pretty much bully anybody who dares to come near them, including local police investigating crimes.

    Archive 2010-02-01 adamosf 2010

  • In the background of “Dark Heaven” are a race of aliens who have come to Earth and established a basehead on an island near the murders, totally isolated by federal agents who pretty much bully anybody who dares to come near them, including local police investigating crimes.

    Dark Heaven adamosf 2009

  • In the background of “Dark Heaven” are a race of aliens who have come to Earth and established a basehead on an island near the murders, totally isolated by federal agents who pretty much bully anybody who dares to come near them, including local police investigating crimes.

    Archive 2009-11-01 adamosf 2009

  • But, like Wallace's hapless basehead, you may not want to stop when you want to stop.

    Levity's Rainbow 2008

  • Brooklyn basehead who teaches poor African-American junior-high kids about dialectics, forming a friendship with one of them-is free of all "each one, teach one" inanities found in hooey like

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • Half Nelson-their 2006 feature debut about a white middle-class basehead who teaches poor African-American kids-is free of

    Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2009

  • Half Nelson-their 2006 feature debut about a white middle-class basehead who teaches poor African-American kids-is free of

    Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2009

  • Half Nelson - their 2006 feature debut (that Fleck directed and the two co-wrote) about a white middle-class Brooklyn basehead who teaches poor African-American junior-high kids about dialectics, forming a friendship with one of them - is free of all "each one, teach one" inanities found in hooey like

    Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue 2009

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