junkie
English
/ˈdʒʌŋki/
noun
Definitions
- (slang) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
- (slang) An enthusiast of something.
Etymology
Suffix from English junk (narcotic drug).
Origin
English
junk
Gloss
narcotic drug
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Junkspace English
- antijunk English
- chartjunk English
- cyberjunk English
- cyberjunkie English
- dejunk English
- junk English
- junkaholic English
- junkball English
- junkbox English
- junkhead English
- junkheap English
- junkiedom English
- junkiehood English
- junkieness English
- junkless English
- junklike English
- junkman English
- junkpile English
- junkroom English
- junkscape English
- junkshop English
- junkspace English
- junkware English
- junky English
- junkyard English
- nonjunk English
- technojunkie English
- Junkie German
- yonqui Spanish, Castilian
- djunke Norwegian Bokmål
- junco Portuguese
- djunke Norwegian Nynorsk
- junke Middle English
- džonka Serbo-Croatian
- džunka Serbo-Croatian