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dope fiend

dope fiend noun: a person who abuses drugs.

Noun

dope fiend (plural dope fiends)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A person who abuses drugs.
    • Of course you know how prohibition works in many places and how the law is beaten. The dope fiends seem to be doing the same thing with this law.1914, Arthur B[enjamin] Reeve, “The Toxin of Death”, in The Dream Doctor (The Craig Kennedy Series), New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 163
    • That's the trouble with ya New York dope fiends. Ya got a rotten attitude.2000, Darren Aronofsky, Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream, spoken by Laughing guard

Synonyms of dope fiend

All synonyms of dope fiend

Forms of dope fiend

pluraldope fiends
alternative formdopefiend

Origin of dope fiend

From dope + fiend.

Questions about dope fiend

What does dope fiend mean?
Dope fiend means a person who abuses drugs.
What part of speech is dope fiend?
Dope fiend is a noun.
What is the plural of dope fiend?
The plural of dope fiend is dope fiends.

Words near dope fiend in the dictionary

  1. dope deal
  2. dope deals
  3. dope dick
  4. dope dog
  5. dope dogs
  6. dope fiend
  7. dope fiends
  8. dope glass
  9. dope house
  10. dope houses
  11. dope man

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