junkie
Americannoun
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Disparaging and Offensive. a person addicted to drugs, especially one addicted to heroin.
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a person with an insatiable craving for something.
a chocolate junkie.
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an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee.
a baseball junkie.
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Having fronted the show Adrenaline Junkie in the past, we're expecting big things from Osbourne in the trials, or at least the physical ones.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
“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
Later in the night, the official "Saturday Night Live" Twitter account shared an old short film that Peter Aykroyd starred in called "Java Junkie."
From Fox News • Nov. 21, 2021
“There is a good deal to like in flowers besides the smell,” said Barret, assuming an instructive tone, which Junkie resented on the spot.
From The Eagle Cliff by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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