junky
pronunciation
How to pronounce junky in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋki]
How to pronounce junky in American English:
US ['dʒʌŋkɪ]
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- Noun:
- a narcotics addict
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Word Origin
- junky (adj.)
- "run-down, seedy, trashy," 1876, from junk (n.1) + -y (2).
Example
- 1. You and one of your junky boyfriends out of jail ?
- 2. Now I 'm not talking about the junky chocolate bars you find in the candy counter .
- 3. The good news is that all you have to do is go to a fabric store , buy more expensive looking buttons and replace those junky plastic ones .
- 4. How can I advertise on surf junky ?
- 5. Why would headmaster care about us finding some old junky computer ?