junkie

American  

[juhng-kee] / ˈdʒʌŋ ki /

Or junky

noun

Slang.

plural

junkies

1. Disparaging and Offensive. a person addicted to drugs, especially one addicted to heroin.

2. a person with an insatiable craving for something.

   a chocolate junkie.

3. an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee.

   a baseball junkie.

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junkie British  

/ ˈdʒʌŋkɪ /

noun

1. an informal word for a drug addict, esp one who injects heroin into himself

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Etymology

Origin of junkie

First recorded in 1920–25; junk ³ + -ie

Example Sentences

Speaking to Ashley Flowers, host of the Crime Junkie podcast, Kendrick said "we're both steeped in some really valid ethical questions around true crime".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

“We didn’t expect this lockdown,” said Oscar Karstens, manager of Catwalk Junkie, a women’s clothing store that relies on foot traffic.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021

The Crime Junkie podcast highlighted one other wrinkle this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021

For now, the transcripts are only coming to certain Amazon Music and Wondery shows, along with partner programs that have worked with Amazon on the feature, like This American Life and Crime Junkie.

From The Verge • Nov. 2, 2021

For Junkie had only seen his old father in such circumstances, and sometimes the heavy, rather clumsy, though powerful Ivor Donaldson.

From The Eagle Cliff by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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