📖 Definitions of "Junkie"
noun
- 1
A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
- 2
(by extension) An enthusiast of something.
"English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state."
🔄 Synonyms of "Junkie"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| junkynoun | Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality. |
| drug addictnoun | A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Junkie"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| drug addictnoun | A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured. |
| junkynoun | (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie. [(slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.] |
| crackheadnoun | (slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine. |
| cokeheadnoun | (slang, derogatory) A cocaine addict. |
| addictnoun | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. |
| drugged | Containing one or more drugs; laced with drugs. |
| intoxicated | Stupefied by alcohol, drunk. |
| dopenoun | (uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances: |
| drugnoun | (pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
| junknoun | Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items. |
| stashnoun | (countable) A collection, sometimes hidden. |
| fiendnoun | A very evil person. |
| hellnoun | (in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be. |
| junkheadnoun | (slang) A junkie, drug addict. |
| junkiehoodnoun | the state of being a junkie |
| junkyismnoun | (slang) Addiction, like that of a junkie. |
| junkiedomnoun | the state of being a junkie |
| junkernoun | (informal, US, Canada, derogatory) A beat-up automobile. |
| junk headnoun | Alternative form of junkhead (“kind of piston engine cylinder head”). [(slang) A junkie, drug addict.] |
| junkaholicnoun | (informal) A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk. |
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