"junky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/, [ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯] Audio: En-au-junky.ogg [Australia] Forms: junkier [comparative], junkiest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English junk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English junky From junk + -y (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|junk|-y<id:adjectival><pos:adjectival suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English junk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English junky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "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" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "adjectival suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "junky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="junky"> From junk + -y (adjectival suffix). Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} junky (comparative junkier, superlative junkiest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
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  2. Full of junk. Synonyms: cluttered, trashy
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Derived forms: janky, junkily, junkiness
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkiː/, [ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯] Audio: En-au-junky.ogg [Australia] Forms: junkies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English junk Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English junky From junk + -y (“person associated”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|junk|-y<id:associated><t:person 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 junky [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", "gloss" : "person associated", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "junky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="junky"> From junk + -y (“person associated”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} junky (plural junkies)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie. Tags: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang Alternative form of: junkie
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Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʰɪi̯]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-junky.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-au-junky.ogg/En-au-junky.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-au-junky.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "junky"
}

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