druggie

variants 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 Although his timing is awkward, Matty makes an earnest attempt at encouraging Stanley, advising him to approach the search like a private investigator, earning the trust of fellow druggies who might point Stanley in the right direction. Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 The ickiness increases upon the arrival of Norma’s troubled, much younger grandniece, Maya (Quintessa Swindell), a druggie with intelligence and promise whom Norma has persuaded Narvel to take on as an apprentice. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 May 2023 To coming back and being mentally out, a druggie and an alcoholic—all of the rest of the stuff—I’m not ashamed of it. Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 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, 22 Apr. 2020 Blake Lively stars as a druggie prostitute whose family was lost in a plane crash. Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 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, 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, 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, 21 June 2019
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Noun
  • Rodrigo Duterte has accused Marcos of being a weak leader and a drug addict, accusations the president denied.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But the reveal of it, the twist, is not that the girlfriend in that joke is annoying or that cocaine addicts are idiots.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Tens of thousands of social media users mocked the death of the health insurance CEO and showed little sympathy after the killing.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Match Group — whose portfolio includes Tinder, Hinge and Match — has seen a decline in total paying users over the past year.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.
    Vulture, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2023

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“Druggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/druggie. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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