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JUNKY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does junky mean? 

JUNKY (noun)
  The noun JUNKY has 2 senses:

1. a narcotics addictplay

2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addictionplay

  Familiarity information: JUNKY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JUNKY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A narcotics addict

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

drug addict; junkie; junky

Hypernyms ("junky" is a kind of...):

addict (someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "junky"):

cocaine addict (a person addicted to cocaine)

binger; crack addict (someone addicted to crack cocaine)

heroin addict (someone addicted to heroin)

opium addict; opium taker (someone addicted to opium)

withdrawer (a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

addict; freak; junkie; junky; nut

Context example:

a news junkie

Hypernyms ("junky" is a kind of...):

enthusiast; partisan; partizan (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "junky"):

gym rat (someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa)


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