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junkie

junkie

noun JOON-kee Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: English 'junkie'

Also means

addict

Usage Note

Junkie is a direct anglicism used informally in French, referring to a drug addict, particularly a heroin user. It is colloquial/slang; the neutral clinical term is toxicomane. Gender can be masculine or feminine with the same form: un junkie, une junkie. Mostly found in informal speech and journalism.

Examples

"Il vit dans la rue comme un junkie."

Natural Translation

He lives on the street like a junkie.

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