variants
or less commonly junky
plural junkies
1
a
disparaging + offensive
: a person who is addicted to narcotics and especially to heroin
b
: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or has an unusual amount of interest in something
a television news junkie
Adrenaline junkies weren't the only ones who marveled as Austrian daredevil Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest and fastest skydive …—
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: a junk dealer
Examples of junkie in a Sentence
heroin junkies wasting their lives
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Andra is a low-key adrenaline junkie.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
But the hit sequel about a superpowered demon-child now has the potential to reach even more Stateside Letterboxd junkies thanks to A24’s new English dub of the film, out on August 22.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Sarah is extremely smart—obviously a pickleball junkie who really understands the sport—and the people behind this project care deeply.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
But the hit sequel about a superpowered demon-child now has the potential to reach even more Stateside Letterboxd junkies thanks to A24’s new English dub of the film, out on August 22.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Sarah is extremely smart—obviously a pickleball junkie who really understands the sport—and the people behind this project care deeply.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Junkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junkie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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junkie
noun
junk·ie
variants
also junky
plural junkies
1
: a person who sells or is addicted to narcotics
2
: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or is dependent on something
a sugar junkie
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