junkie

noun

junk·​ie ˈjəŋ-kē 

variants or less commonly junky

plural junkies

1

a

disparaging + offensive : a person who is addicted to narcotics and especially to heroin

b

: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or has an unusual amount of interest in something

a television news junkie

Adrenaline junkies weren't the only ones who marveled as Austrian daredevil Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest and fastest skydive …

—Maura Judkis

2

: a junk dealer

Synonyms of junkie

• addict
• user

Examples of junkie in a Sentence

heroin junkies wasting their lives

Recent Examples on the Web

The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events - or dens of insider trading? —CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

Are prediction markets safe places for news junkies to bet on events — or dens of insider trading? —ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

It’s been a relatively sleepy race for all but the most avid political junkies. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for junkie

• chunky
• funky
• hunky
• monkey
• spunky

Kids Definition

junkie

noun

junk·​ie

variants also junky

ˈjəŋ-kē 

plural junkies

1

: a person who sells or is addicted to narcotics

2

: a person who gets an unusual amount of pleasure from or is dependent on something

a sugar junkie