junkie
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junkie
- /ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/
Rhymes with -ʌŋki
noun junkies · junky
- A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat
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An enthusiast of something.
English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
Similar: aficionado, enthusiast, addict, buff, amateur, devotee, fancier, fan, fiend, freak, junkie, maniac
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drug addict, junky, crackhead, cokehead, addict, drugged, intoxicated, dope, drug, junk, stash, fiend, hell, junkhead, junkiehood, junkyism
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Talk about this word "junkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/junkie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. junkie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/junkie "junkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/junkie.Cite this
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title = {junkie},
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