JUNKIE

addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky

(noun) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; ā€œa golf addictā€; ā€œa car nutā€; ā€œa bodybuilding freakā€; ā€œa news junkieā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

junkie (plural junkies)

(slang, pejorative) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.

Synonyms: drug addict, Thesaurus:addict

(slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something.

Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, Thesaurus:fan

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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