Definition of "junkie" []

• Slang A narcotics addict, especially one using heroin. (noun)
• Slang One who has an insatiable interest or devotion: a sports junkie. (noun)

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• "Don't call her an addict: Marisa Woolsey prefers the term "junkie" -- "infomercial junkie," that is."
• "Like the label junkie that I am, I immediately bought colored labels, hoping to color code boxes by room and stick a key to the colors on the door so that the poor schleps who end up helping me will understand my system."
• "And Midge, Don's one-time Bohemian lover, is a heroin junkie peddling her paintings and even herself for the next fix."