junkie
See also: Junkie
English
Alternative forms
- junky
Etymology
junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌŋki
Noun
junkie (plural junkies)
- (slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
- Synonyms: drug addict; see also Thesaurus:addict
- 1982, “The Message”, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five:
- Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat
- 2023, “Strung Out Johnny”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop:
- It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so
- (slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something.
- Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast; see also Thesaurus:enthusiast
- English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
- My uncle is a classic-car junkie.
Derived terms
- adrenaline junkie
- tuna junkie
Descendants
- → German: Junkie
- → Spanish: yonqui
Translations
drug addict — see drug addict
enthusiast
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French
Noun
junkie m or f by sense (plural junkies)
- junkie (addict)