variants
or less commonly junky
plural junkies
1
a
disparaging + offensive
: a person who is addicted to narcotics and especially to heroin
b
: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or has an unusual amount of interest in something
a television news junkie
Adrenaline junkies weren't the only ones who marveled as Austrian daredevil Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest and fastest skydive …—
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: a junk dealer
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heroin junkies wasting their lives
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
Like Switzerland’s Saint Moritz or Zermatt, Mammoth draws outdoor enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies like mountain climbers, hikers, and fishermen all year long.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
While golf is a genteel sport, Dunlap describes himself almost like an adrenaline junkie.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Toby’s Estate rotates specialist and experimental beans from around the world, sparking wide-eyed delight among java junkies when each monthly menu drops.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Junkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junkie. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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junkie
noun
junk·ie
variants
also junky
plural junkies
1
: a person who sells or is addicted to narcotics
2
: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or is dependent on something
a sugar junkie
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