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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/ Audio: En-au-junkie.ogg [Australia] Forms: junkies [plural], junky [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌŋki Etymology: Etymology tree English junk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English junkie From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|junk<t:narcotic drug>|-ie<id:associated>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English junk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English junkie [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ie", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "junkie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="junkie"> From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkie (plural junkies)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: drug addict, addict, abuser, fiend, slave, wastoid Translations (narcotics addict): ćpun [masculine] (Polish), ćpunka [feminine] (Polish), yonqui [feminine, masculine, slang] (Spanish), yonki [feminine, masculine, slang] (Spanish)
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  2. (slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something. Tags: broadly, slang Translations (enthusiast): 愛好者 /爱好者 (àihàozhě) (Chinese Mandarin), hullu (Finnish), accro [feminine, masculine] (French), pecandu (Indonesian), fan [masculine] (Polish), fanka [feminine] (Polish), люби́тель (ljubítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), энтузиа́ст (entuziást) [masculine] (Russian), adicto [masculine] (Spanish), adicta [feminine] (Spanish), vicioso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-junkie-en-noun-roOuDfes Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (associated), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (associated): 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 54 46 Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, addict, buff, aficionado, amateur, enthusiast, devotee, fancier, fan, fiend, freak, junkie, maniac, votary, zealot Disambiguation of 'enthusiast': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adrenaline junkie, cyberjunkie, junkiedom, junkiehood, junkieness, momentum junkie, technojunkie, tuna junkie

Noun [French]

Forms: junkies [plural]
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  1. junkie (drug dependant) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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