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- [juhng-kee]
- /ˈdʒʌŋ ki/
- /ˈdʒʌŋ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [juhng-kee]
- /ˈdʒʌŋ ki/
Definitions of junkie word
- noun junkie a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin. 1
- noun junkie a person with an insatiable craving for something: a chocolate junkie. 1
- noun junkie an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee: a baseball junkie. 1
- noun junkie addict 1
- countable noun junkie A junkie is a drug addict. 0
- countable noun junkie You can use junkie to refer to someone who is very interested in a particular activity, especially when they spend a lot of time on it. 0
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Origin of junkie
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; junk3 + -ie
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Parts of speech for Junkie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
junkie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
junkie usage trend in Literature
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