Junky (Noun)
Meaning 1
A narcotics addict.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The junky on the corner was begging for spare change to score his next fix.
- She had been a junky for years, but finally found the strength to check into rehab.
- The police officer had seen his fair share of junkies on the streets, but this one looked particularly desperate.
- After years of struggling with addiction, the former junky was now a counselor helping others overcome their own struggles.
- The documentary shed light on the harsh realities of life as a junky, from the initial high to the devastating crash.
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Meaning 2
Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A technology junky who can't spend more than a few hours away from her phone and laptop.
- Her mother worried that she was turning into a TV junkie since the holidays, constantly watching one show after another.
- Friends describe him as a comic book junky who spent hours collecting and trading the latest releases.
- Travel websites report a sharp rise in traffic during office hours as holiday junkies hunt for inspiration for their next vacation.
- Meet Tom, the hiking junkie, and passionate writer about great escapes, expeditions and exhilarating stories about reaching a far corner.