druggie

or drug·gy

[druhg-ee]

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noun Slang.

a habitual user of drugs, especially a narcotic or illicit drug.

Origin of druggie

First recorded in 1965–70; drug¹ + -ie

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Related Words for druggie

junkie, addict, user, freak, burnout, dopehead, doper, druggie, hophead

Examples from the Web for druggie

Contemporary Examples of druggie

She was branded a druggie who fell asleep behind the wheel with an undigested quaalude in her stomach.
Edward Snowden’s Whistleblowing Saga Mirrors the Karen Silkwood Case
Richard Rashke
July 2, 2013

Historical Examples of druggie

I slept at the halfway house, sharing a dorm with a bunch of actual criminals, gang kids and druggie kids, a couple of real nuts.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for druggie

druggie

noun

informal a drug addict

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