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Junky vs Junkie - What's the difference?

junky | junkie | Alternative forms |

Junkie is a alternative form of junky.



As nouns the difference between junky and junkie

is that junky is an alternative spelling of lang=en while junkie is a narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users.

As an adjective junky

is resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

junky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

    • Noun

    (junkies)
  • (slang, pejorative)

    • 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