junkie: Meaning and Definition of

junk•ie

Pronunciation: ( jung'kē), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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