Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
junkie, junkies ou junky, junkies — ● junkie, junkies ou junky, junkies nom (argot américain junkie, de junk, drogue dure) Populaire. Héroïnomane … Encyclopédie Universelle
junky — informal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ regarded as junk. ► NOUN (pl. junkies) variant spelling of JUNKIE(Cf. ↑junkie) … English terms dictionary
junkie — ☆ junkie or junky [juŋ′kē ] n. pl. junkies [< JUNK1, n. 4] Slang 1. a narcotics addict, esp. one addicted to heroin 2. a person who is addicted to a specified interest, activity, food, etc. [a TV junkie] … English World dictionary
junkie — (also junky) ► NOUN informal ▪ a drug addict. ORIGIN from JUNK(Cf. ↑junk) … English terms dictionary
junkie — (junky) Drug addict … A concise dictionary of English slang
Junkie (novel) — infobox Book | name = Junkie also Junky title orig = translator = image caption = 1953 Ace Double edition, credited to William Lee author = William S. Burroughs cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Semi… … Wikipedia
Junkie — The word junkie (or junky) was initially used to describe a heroin addict, “junk“ being a slang term for heroin. However, as the term gained currency, enthusiasts in any specific area began to call themselves “junkies“, as in the phrases “science … Wikipedia
Junky — by William S. Burroughs (1953) This first novel by William S. Burroughs is his most accessible work. While many readers have difficulty with Burroughs’s later novels, this one resembles the straightforward, hard boiled prose of Dashiell… … Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
junkie — also junky noun (plural junkies) Date: 1923 1. a. a narcotics peddler or addict b. a person who derives inordinate pleasure from or who is dependent on something < sugar junkie > < television news junkie > 2. a junk dealer … New Collegiate Dictionary
junkie — /jung kee/, n. Informal. 1. a drug addict, esp. one addicted to heroin. 2. a person with an insatiable craving for something: a chocolate junkie. 3. an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee: a baseball junkie. Also, junky. [1920 25; JUNK3 + IE] * * … Universalium
