junkie
junkie
Definition
☆ junkie (juŋ′kē)
noun pl. junk′·ies
- a narcotics addict, esp. one addicted to heroin
- a person who is addicted to a specified interest, activity, food, etc. a TV junkie
Etymology: < junk,
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Synonyms
junkie
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: In time I became a deadline junkie, getting my kicks from playing chicken with the clock.
- confess: A self confessed vinyl junkie he likes to educate himself in all music.
- reform: She is furious that no one will fund her hard-hitting documentary about a choir of reformed junkies.
- recover: Her life is an endless round of... Little Fish Tracy Heart ( Blanchett ) is a recovering junkie.
Adjective modifier
- hopeless: And yet this hopeless, incapable junkie has taken up permanent residency in the media.
- desperate: But still only die-hard Hudson fans or desperate horror junkies will find The Skeleton Key worth unlocking.
- political: Now, you've been a political junkie all your life.
- former: Believe me, as a former magazine junkie, I've tried to find something to read.
- real: Luckily, the real junkie is a rare bird.
- young: This is more than a portrait of the artist as a young junkie.
Modifies a noun
- whore: I think the message ' the executive director is a junkie whore ' is a good one.
- son: Rising star James Franco continues to show his range by delivering a flawless performance as the junkie son Joey.
- moron: These joy riders can r... more Law Abider 28-6-2006 " Most of these coppers are adrenaline junkie morons.
Noun used with modifier
- adrenalin: We're a bunch of adrenalin junkies who like sharing a good time together.
- adrenaline: My Son calls her the " adrenaline junkie Nan " .
- vinyl: Toy Story The phrase vinyl junkie has taken on a whole new meaning with the rise of the new wave toy culture.
- subsidy: David says he was keen to avoid becoming a film subsidy junkie.
- news: Having become a Linux news junkie, I jumped at the chance.
- fashion: A must for any self respecting male fashion junkie.
Browse dictionary entries near junkie
- junket
- junker
- junk mail
- junk jewelry
- junk food
- Junk Fax Protection Act
- junk dealer
- junk bond
- junk
- juniper
