junkie

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/

Definition of junkie

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory, slang)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”
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noun

  1. (derogatory, slang)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”
  2. (broadly, slang)An enthusiast of something.
    “English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.”
    “My uncle is a classic-car junkie.”

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Etymology

From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.

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