junkie
noun
- drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin
adjective
- addicted to drugs, especially heroin
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English junk Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English junkie From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.
- A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
“Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat”
“It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so”
- An enthusiast of something.
“English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.”
“My uncle is a classic-car junkie.”