junkie

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒʌŋki/

Noun

junkie (plural junkies)

1. (slang, pejorative) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
2. (slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something.

   English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.

   My uncle is a classic-car junkie.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:addict

Translations

• French: accro, toxicomane, drogué
• German: Junkie, Drogensüchtiger, Drogenabhängiger
• Portuguese: drogado, viciado
• Russian: наркома́н
• Spanish: yonqui/yonki (slang), drogadicto, drogadicta

Translations

• French: accro
• Russian: люби́тель
• Spanish: yonqui (slang), adicto, adicta

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