druggie

American

[druhg-ee] / ˈdrʌg i /

Or druggy

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

plural

druggies

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

druggie British

/ ˈdrʌɡɪ /

noun

informal a drug addict

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Etymology

Origin of druggie

First recorded in 1965–70; drug ¹ + -ie

Example Sentences

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It's sad if people assume that, because I play a druggie on TV, I'm a druggie for real.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012

At length a mortal sickness attacked the poor widow, and Jack was left an orphan, houseless and hungry, to druggie with the hard world.

From Jack Buntline by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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druggie

noun

plural

noun

Etymology

Origin of druggie

Example Sentences

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