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junkie

jun·kie

UK/ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/ US/ˈdʒʌŋki/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

a narcotics addict

Synonyms
2.

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

  • “a golf addict”
  • “a car nut”
  • “a bodybuilding freak”
  • “a news junkie”
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Origin

From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.

Phrases

  • adrenaline junkie
  • momentum junkie
  • tuna junkie

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