junkie
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.junk·ie
noun \ˈjəŋ-kē\ plural junk·ies
Definition of JUNKIE
1
a : a narcotics peddler or addict b : a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or has an unusual amount of interest in something <television news junkie>
2
: a junk dealer
See Variants of JUNKIE
junk·ie also junky \ˈjəŋ-kē\
Examples of JUNKIE
- <heroin junkies wasting their lives>
First Known Use of JUNKIE
1923
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