junkie
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈd͡ʒʌŋki//
A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
noun
- 1
slangA narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat
It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so
- 2
slangAn enthusiast of something.
English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
My uncle is a classic-car junkie.
Etymology
Etymology tree English junk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English junkie From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.
Forms
- plural
- junkies
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