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junkie
or ܲ·
[ juhng-kee ]
noun
Slang.
plural junkies.
- Disparaging and Offensive. a person addicted to drugs, especially one addicted to heroin.
- a person with an insatiable craving for something:
a chocolate junkie.
- an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee:
a baseball junkie.
junkie
/ ˈʌŋɪ /
noun
- an informal word for a drug addict, esp one who injects heroin into himself
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“When it works, it works. I’m not a collector; I’m an estate-sale junkie, which makes it way less serious.”
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She bristles at the terms like "addict", "junkie" or "zombie", which have been used to describe the people of her neighbourhood.
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Absent a record contract or musical support, she only made the news as the junkie ex-girlfriend or disgraced aristocrat.
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“But I’m also a music junkie,” he confesses.
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“I used to be much more of a 24-hour news junkie, and this has made me step back and really consider the sources of news I’m taking in,” he says.
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