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also druggy
as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
an old college classmate who became a druggie and ended up on skid row
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Recent Examples of druggie
But where a female-friendship show like Tuca & Bertie falls into the trap of presenting relatability at the expense of creativity, YOLO introduces a dynamic that is depraved, boozy, druggy, shaggy, and totally amoral.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
But then my druggy yet still aspirationally sober friend at the meeting ran after me.
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Brontez Purnell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Seth Rogen and [costar] Ike Barinholtz, ‘You guys are huge druggies!
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
Later, another encounter with James leads both of them to the aforementioned house as the druggie is looking to get rich quick with the $50,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the kids.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Of the three leads, Rahim is the most unrecognizable, having gone full Jared Leto-in-Dallas Buyers Club to portray a druggie at the very end of his tether.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
She was stoned and trying to alibi Reed, but Harry wrote her off as a lying druggie.
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Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
But then my druggy yet still aspirationally sober friend at the meeting ran after me.
—
Brontez Purnell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Seth Rogen and [costar] Ike Barinholtz, ‘You guys are huge druggies!
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
Later, another encounter with James leads both of them to the aforementioned house as the druggie is looking to get rich quick with the $50,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the kids.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Of the three leads, Rahim is the most unrecognizable, having gone full Jared Leto-in-Dallas Buyers Club to portray a druggie at the very end of his tether.
—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
She was stoned and trying to alibi Reed, but Harry wrote her off as a lying druggie.
—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for druggie
Noun
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One parent died young and another was an addict.
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Gorsuch said the opinion was narrow and did not disturb other provisions of the law, which includes a ban on guns for drug addicts, ban on guns for people presently intoxicated and prohibition of firearms for those deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Noun
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Prediction markets, which allows users to speculate on various real-world events such as sports and even political outcomes, have been rising in popularity among investors.
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In a demonstration ahead of the product’s launch, NewsGuard COO Matt Skibinski showed how the chatbot debunked a piece of medical misinformation and guided the user to primary sources.
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“Druggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggie. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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