junky

junky
n
a drug addict, a habitual user of 'hard' drugs such as heroin or morphine. The term, derived from the word junk, became popular in the USA in the 1920s and spread to Britain and Australia in the 1950s.
► 'When we think of a junkie we picture the reckless youth, squatting in the rubble of his life, a hypodermic in his hand.' (Independent, 17 July 1989)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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