adrenaline junkie

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adrenaline junkie

noun adrenaline junkies

  1. colloquial One who is seemingly addicted to the sensation of exhilaration associated with risky behaviors or exciting situations, and who actively seeks such opportunities. Many football, basketball, and hockey players, boxers, wrestlers, cage fighters, hunters, bikers, NASCAR drivers, matadors, and rodeo cowboys are adrenaline junkies.

    Similar: daredevil, thrill seeker

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noun one who is addicted with the sensation of risky, exciting situations

中文愛冒險的人 /爱冒险的人 ài màoxiǎn de rén
Portuguêsviciado em adrenalina
Françaisaccro à l'adrénaline
Русскийадренали́новый наркома́н adrenalínovyj narkomán

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@misc{adrenaline_junkie_2026,
  title = {adrenaline junkie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adrenaline%20junkie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}