junkie

Etymology

junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie

noun

  1. (slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
    Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat 1982, “The Message”, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
    It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so 2023, “Strung Out Johnny”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop
  2. (slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something.
    English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
    My uncle is a classic-car junkie.

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