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speed freak
or speed·freak
[ speed freek ]
noun
, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
- a person who habitually uses or is addicted to amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speed freak1
First recorded in 1965–70; speed ( def ) (in the sense “stimulating drug”) + freak 1 (in the sense “person who pursues an obsession”)
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