druggie

drug·gie | \ ˈdrə-gē

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variants: or less commonly druggy

plural druggies

Definition of druggie

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a person who habitually uses drugs

druggie

drug·gie

Definition of druggie (Entry 2 of 2)

less common spelling of druggy

: associated with, affected by, or suggestive of drugs or drug use They pass around a joint and exchange druggy mumbles. Another night to get bored, get stoned.— Richard Corliss Combining the revelry of disco and the disorientation of psychedelia, rave music tends to be brazenly druggy, in both its sound and its lyrical allusions.— Simon Reynolds

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Noun an old college classmate who became a druggie and ended up on skid row

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Factory was a porous, chaotic arena for scene-making, drawing in exhibitionists, druggies, socialites, rock stars, movie stars, Ivy Leaguers and, most critically, journalists. — Stephen Metcalf, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life," 22 Apr. 2020 Blake Lively stars as a druggie prostitute whose family was lost in a plane crash. — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Beat Trump? Democrats doing their best to wreck their chance," 8 Feb. 2020 With the murder finally solved — Emmett was killed during a grocery store hold-up by a druggie robber — Bassett says a huge weight will be lifted off of her character’s shoulders and her heart. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, "Angela Bassett hopes her 9-1-1 character Athena Grant finally finds closure," 5 Nov. 2019 Burroughs’ connection with Smith feels deeper, beyond druggie antics and glam personae, partly because she was drawn to him as a man, not just as an idol. — Alexander C. Kafka, Houston Chronicle, "How David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Patti Smith and other musicians fell for William S. Burroughs," 29 June 2019 Burroughs’s connection with Patti Smith feels deeper, beyond druggie antics and glam personae, partly because she was drawn to him as a man, not just as an idol. — Alexander C. Kafka, Washington Post, "How David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Patti Smith and other musicians fell for William S. Burroughs," 21 June 2019 She’s interrupted by the arrival of two hard-core druggie brothers who proceed to cook up an appalling batch of low-rent meth. — Jean Thompson, New York Times, "Stories That Look Askance at the American Midwest," 27 Apr. 2018 It’s participants were scorned as troublemakers and druggies. — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, "How Does an Action Sports Superstar Age? Tony Hawk Is Figuring It Out on the Fly," 2 July 2018 When his father died suddenly, Hernandez was distraught and started hanging with gangbangers and druggies. — Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY, "James Patterson brings thriller approach to 'All-American' killer Aaron Hernandez's story," 22 Jan. 2018

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“Druggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/druggie. Accessed 14 Jul. 2020.

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