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[ juhng-kee ] / ˈdʒʌŋ ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR junkie ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural, junk·ies.Slang.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. Origin of junkieFirst recorded in 1920–25; junk3 + -ie Words nearby junkieJunkerism, Junkers, junket, junketeer, junk food, junkie, junk jewelry, junk mail, junk mailer, junkman, junk pitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for junkieThe court doesn’t look at me like I’m a real person, they’re looking at me like I’m a junkie. She Was Afraid of Her Lawyer. Then the Text Messages Started.|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor|October 8, 2020|ProPublica The company’s app supplies updates, analyst notes, and data tools for market junkies. Atom looks to capitalize on the stock market craze with a new analytics subscription|rhhackettfortune|October 6, 2020|Fortune I have to ask you, because I know you’re as much as a junkie as I am. Full Transcript: Sean Spicer on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 26, 2020|Ozy This junkie is about to begin a three-day, neo-African, sometimes-terrifying, ritualistic trip. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is another way of saying that the junkie, unlike our “American business man,” knows himself. American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST A junkie, on the other hand, exists in a state of constant physical emergency. American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST A junkie uses only to avoid junk sickness, otherwise known as withdrawal. American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST The junkie knows life because he has an intimate knowledge of death. American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST We need not say that Junkie declined obedience, neither would he listen to the silvery blandishments of Gertie. The Settler and the Savage|R.M. Ballantyne It was evident that Junkie had a will of his own, and was accustomed to exert it on all occasions. The Eagle Cliff|R.M. Ballantyne Junkie was a little fellow for his age, but remarkably intelligent, active, bright and strong. The Eagle Cliff|R.M. Ballantyne The appearance of Junkie in the company of “tigers” and baboons, was, he knew well, a mere juvenile indiscretion. The Settler and the Savage|R.M. Ballantyne “Nevertheless, it may not be fair to call it a lie, Junkie,” said Jackman. The Eagle Cliff|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for junkie
noun plural junkiesan informal word for a drug addict, esp one who injects heroin into himself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to junkieaddict, user |