druggie

noun

druggie

noun

/ˈdɹʌɡi/

Etymology From drug + -ie.

1

Derogatory, Slang A drug addict or abuser.

  • All up and down the promenade outside King's Cross, druggies are making eye contact with one another.2006 November 6, Will Self, “'Junk Mail'”, in The New York Times:
  • I’ve tried repeatedly, over the course of my life, to become a druggie.2019 August 7, Dwight Garner, “Need Etiquette Tips for Cannabis? For Starters, Don’t Call It ‘Marijuana’ or ‘Weed’”, in The New York Times:

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