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dope addict

noun

Slang. a drug addict.

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Nearby words

  1. dopamine,
  2. dopaminergic,
  3. dopant,
  4. dopatta,
  5. dope,
  6. dope fiend,
  7. dope out,
  8. dope pusher,
  9. dope sheet,
  10. doped up

Origin of dope addict

First recorded in 1930–35
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