variants also druggy
Definition of druggienext
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. — 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
  • In comparison, LaBeouf has long been open about his tumultuous childhood and has said that his father was a recovering addict, and at times abusive.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Leigh, Beck was told, was a drug addict who had been cheating on him behind his back.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The president's executive order now allows clear diesel users to use red diesel--and be taxed at the lower rate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Druggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggie. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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