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junk⋅ie

  [juhng-kee]
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–noun Informal.
1. a drug addict, esp. one addicted to heroin.
2. a person with an insatiable craving for something: a chocolate junkie.
3. an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee: a baseball junkie.
Also, junky.

Origin:
1920–25; junk 3 + -ie
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junk·ie also junk·y   (jŭng'kē)   
n.   pl. junk·ies Slang

  1. A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin.

  2. One who has an insatiable interest or devotion: a sports junkie.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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junkie [ˈdʒəŋki]

and junky
  1. n.
    a drug dealer. (Drugs.) : Junkies should be put into the jug.
  2. n.
    a drug user; an addict. (Drugs.) : Junkies have to steal to support their habits.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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