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dope fiend

dope fiend

noun Slang.
a drug addict.

Origin:
1890–95
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unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve
an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right
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dope fiend definition


  1. n.
    a dope addict; someone heavily addicted to a drug who will do anything to get it. : Some dope fiend broke into the shop and stole the cash register.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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