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Junkie vs Druggie - What's the difference?

junkie | druggie |

As nouns the difference between junkie and druggie

is that junkie is a narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users while druggie is a drug addict or abuser.

junkie

English

Alternative forms

* junky

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, offensive, pejorative) A narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users.
  • (by extension) An enthusiast of something.
    • English people are travel junkies , but Americans hardly ever leave their state.
    My uncle is a classic car junkie .

    Quotations

    * 1982: (song) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five *: Rats in the front room, roaches in the back. Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * adrenaline junkie

    See also

    * drug addict

    druggie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang) A drug addict or abuser.

    • Synonyms

    * See also