junkie

Definition

A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.

Etymology

From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.

Example Sentences

• "Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat"
• "It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so"
• "English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state."