JUNKIE


Meaning of JUNKIE in English

/ ˈdʒʌŋki; NAmE / noun

( informal ) a drug addict (= a person who is unable to stop taking dangerous drugs)

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s (originally US): from junk heroin .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.