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Junkie vs Merch - What's the difference?

junkie | merch |

As nouns the difference between junkie and merch

is that junkie is junkie while merch is (lb) merchandise.

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

    merch

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (lb) merchandise
  • *{{quote-news, 2007, February 15, Eric Wilson, Babes in Label Land, New York Times citation
    • , passage=His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch : easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps. }} ----