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Word: Junkie
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s (originally US): from junk
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒʌŋki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a drug addict.
Short Definition:drug addict
Variant Forms:
- junky
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