# shithead

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɪt.hɛd/ · frequency rank #35,077

## Definitions
1. A stupid or contemptible person.
2. A card game, the aim of which is to lose one's cards.
3. A person who uses the drug cannabis.

## Etymology
From shit + head. Dysphemistically modelled after dickhead.

## Easily confused with
- **shitload** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shithead-vs-shitload)
- **skinhead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shithead-vs-skinhead)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hsithead`, `shhithead`, `shihtead`, `shitehad`, `shithaed`, `shitheadd`, `shitheda`, `shithhead`, `shitthead`, `shtihead`, `sihthead`, `sshithead`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shithead