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junkie

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/

junkie noun: a narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.

Noun

junkie (plural junkies)

(derogatory, slang) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
- Rats in the front room, roaches in the back / Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat1982, “The Message”, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- It's wiser to say no / God made me a junkie / But Satan told me so2023, “Strung Out Johnny”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop
Synonyms:

drug addict, addict, abuser, fiend, slave, wastoid
(broadly, slang) An enthusiast of something.
- English people are travel junkies, but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
- My uncle is a classic-car junkie.
Synonyms:

aficionado, enthusiast, addict, buff, amateur, devotee, fancier, fan, fiend, freak

junkie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

junkie in Hindi

जंकी

junkie in Tamil

அடிமை

junkie in Marathi

जंकी

junkie in Urdu

چنڈو باز, چرسی

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junkie in Bengali: জাঙ্কি, জঙ্কি
junkie in Telugu: జంకీ
junkie in Malayalam: ജങ്കി, ജങ്കീ
junkie in Kannada: ಜಂಕೀ
junkie in Punjabi: ਜੰਕੀ
junkie in Gujarati: જંકી
junkie in Odia: ଜଙ୍କି
junkie in Nepali: जङ्की, जंकी
junkie in Indonesian: pecandu

Synonyms of junkie

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Forms of junkie

plural	junkies
alternative form	junky

Origin of junkie

From junk (“narcotic drug”) + -ie.

Words formed from junkie

Words that rhyme with junkie

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Questions about junkie

What does junkie mean?: Junkie means a narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.
What is junkie in Hindi?: Junkie in Hindi is जंकी. See Junkie meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is junkie?: Junkie is a noun.
How do you pronounce junkie?: Junkie is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌŋki/.
What is the plural of junkie?: The plural of junkie is junkies.

Words near junkie in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: junkie (page history and authors); junkie (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); junkie (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); junkie (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); junkie (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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