Junkie

//ˈd͡ʒʌŋki// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. derogatory, slang

    "Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat"

  2. 2
    someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction wordnet
  3. 3
    An enthusiast of something. broadly, slang

    "English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state."

  4. 4
    a narcotics addict wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
addictaddictdrug addictdrug addictfreakfiend

Example

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"What makes you think he's not a junkie?"

Etymology

From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.

Related phrases

adrenaline junkiemomentum junkietuna junkiedrug addict

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