junkie
pronunciation
How to pronounce junkie in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋki]
How to pronounce junkie in American English:
US [ˈdʒʌŋki]
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- Noun:
- a narcotics addict
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Word Origin
- junkie (n.)
- "drug addict," 1923, from junk (n.1) in the narcotics sense + -y (3). Junker in the same sense is recorded from 1922. Junk for "narcotic" is older.
Example
- 1. You 're an adrenaline junkie with no soul !
- 2. Potato junkie is a great song from therapy ?
- 3. He admits to being an " experience junkie " , but insists that his work isn 't just a form of corporate tourism .
- 4. The ipad 's safari browser is sweet , but if you 're a tabbed-browsing junkie , icab mobile is a nice alternative .
- 5. Soon you start craving that intense attention , with the hungry obsession of any junkie .