/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005