druggy

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adjective

drug·​gy ˈdrə-gē 

variants or less commonly druggie

: 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

druggy

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noun

drug·​gy

less common spelling of druggie

: a person who habitually uses drugs

Examples of druggy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

With Jagger’s vocals often buried deep in the muddy and murky mix, the album initially sounds like a druggy demo. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The band itself was fraying, with Stone recording much of the murky, druggy album in the attic of his Bel Air mansion. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Noun

An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Far from completing the album in the druggy haze of a French basement, the band spent six months on overdubs at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, where Jagger contributed many of his vocals. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for druggy

• buggy
• muggy