junkie

Or junk·y

[juhng-kee]

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.

junkie

/ ˈdʒʌŋkɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of junkie¹

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

Example Sentences

After all, the stereotypical junkie probably wouldn’t turn a clinic’s waiting room into an autograph signing.

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Now you can be a cord-cutter and a TV news junkie too.

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“We were making the film in the middle of the flames, so I don’t know. I’m a junkie of images and I need this drug.”

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“And what I meant by that was, he didn’t have all the hype but he was a football junkie, he had a passion for the game.”

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“When it works, it works. I’m not a collector; I’m an estate-sale junkie, which makes it way less serious.”

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