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I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.
Augusten Burroughs

Meaning of "junkies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JUNKIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUNKIES

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Junkies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JUNKIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Junkie

Junkie or junky may also refer to: ▪ A person suffering from drug addiction, formally called an "addict," either to recreational drug use or, less frequently, to prescription drug use. Most commonly used to refer to a heroin addict, but often applied to addicts of other controlled or illegal substances. ▪ A hyperbolic expression for a person with a particularly strong enthusiasm for some activity, e.g. "a TV junkie", "a ski junkie"...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUNKIES

junk market
junk room
junk shop
junk shot
junkanoo
Junker
Junkerdom
Junkerism
Junkers
junket
junketeer
junketer
junketing
junketter
junkie
junkiness
junkman
junkmen
junky
junkyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUNKIES

blue-skies
chinkies
cookies
darkies
dickies
duckies
flunkies
Great Smokies
honkies
huskies
pinkies
porkies
Rockies
skies
stickies
thickies
to the skies
trackies
walkies
whiskies

Synonyms and antonyms of junkies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JUNKIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «junkies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of junkies

Translation of «junkies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUNKIES

Find out the translation of junkies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of junkies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «junkies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘾君子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

junkies
570 millions of speakers

English

junkies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नशेड़ियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحشاشون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наркоманы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

junkies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

junkies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

junkies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Junkies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Junkies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャンキー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마약 중독자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Junkies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிமைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंकियां
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağımlılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

drogati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ćpuny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наркомани
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

junkies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοξικομανείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verslaafdes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

narkomaner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

junkies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of junkies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUNKIES»

The term «junkies» is very widely used and occupies the 20.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUNKIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about junkies

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5 QUOTES WITH «JUNKIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word junkies.
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Kristen Bell
I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomorrow. Isn't that funny? The tables have turned.
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Augusten Burroughs
I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.
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Robert MacNeil
Television has created a nation of news junkies who tune in every night to get their fix on the world.
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Leonard Orr
During one of my early seminars, there were a bunch of seminar junkies there.
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Sally Quinn
We're newspaper junkies; I can't imagine life without a newspaper.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUNKIES»

Discover the use of junkies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to junkies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite ...
An analytical study of America's rabid fascination with the lives of celebrities draws on numerous personal interviews--with fans, Hollywood insiders, and would-be celebrities--to examine the psychological, sociological, and biological ...
Jake Halpern, 2008
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Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting
Not too far away from the flea markets, dusty attics, cluttered used record stores and Ebay is the world of the vinyl junkies. Brett Milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting.
Brett Milano, 2003
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The Journal Junkies Workshop: Visual Ammunition for the Art ...
Presents basic information for creating artistic journals, describing art supplies and materials and covering such techniques as layers, collage, page altering, image transfers, lettering, and experimental text.
Eric M. Scott, David R. Modler, 2010
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Adrenaline Junkies and Serotonin Seekers: Balance Your Brain ...
Showing readers how to tap the body's own storehouse of healthy chemicals, the author discusses the role of adrenaline, serotonin, cortisol, melatonin, and insulin in the body while offering advice on how to keep these important substances ...
Matt Church, 2004
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Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax. “Brian Coleman’s writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius.” –Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop “All ...
Brian Coleman, 2009
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Border Junkies: Addiction and Survival on the Streets of ...
Border Junkies is the first book ever written about the lifestyle of active addiction on the streets of Juárez.
Scott Comar, 2011
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Surgery Junkies: Wellness and Pathology in Cosmetic Culture
In this ground-breaking book, Victoria Pitts-Taylor examines why we consider some cosmetic surgeries to be acceptable or even beneficial and others to be unacceptable and possibly harmful.
Victoria Pitts-Taylor, 2007
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Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding ...
This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 2008). Adrenaline junkies, dead fish, project sluts, true believers, Lewis and Clark, template zombies . . .
Tom DeMarco, Peter Hruschka, Tim Lister, 2013
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Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession With ...
In Beauty Junkies Alex Kuczynski, whose sly wit and fearless reporting in the Times has won her fans across the country, delivers a fresh and irresistible look at America's increasingly desperate pursuit of ultimate beauty by any means ...
Alex Kuczynski, 2006
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Adrenaline Junkies: A Paramedic Nightmare
This unique adventure based on fiction is a story, told in first person, about Jason Holt.
Craig Alan Hartpence, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUNKIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term junkies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maari Meant Only for Hardcore Dhanush Junkies - The New Indian …
Maari Meant Only for Hardcore Dhanush Junkies. By Malini Mannath. Published: 19th July 2015 03:04 AM. Last Updated: 19th July 2015 03:05 AM. First name. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Beauty junkies, these are the best products of Nordstrom - AOL.com
Beauty sales are hard, if not impossible, to come by. So when the opportunity arises and our favorite brands see red-lined prices, we strike fast. «AOL News, Jul 15»
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Doctor: Are EHRs turning us into data junkies? - FierceHealthIT
Green calls physicians today "desperate junkies," constantly sorting through information in an attempt to "feed" electronic charts. "The data does ... «FierceHealthIT, Jul 15»
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Amp legend Marshall launches smartphone targeting music junkies
Marshall, known for its guitar amps, is now making smartphones. Some point to this as proof that rock and roll is officially dead. The Marshall ... «WTOP, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Heaven Knows What' a realistic, harrowing look at street …
That happens early in “Heaven Knows What,” a harrowing examination of drug addiction and the world of street junkies made more so by the ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Political Junkies: Iran, Obama's Q4, GOP Wars
Need to go beyond the headlines for analysis, insight and laughs? Get your fix with Political Junkies. This week we discuss the politics around the Iran Deal, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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First Phone by Amp-Maker Marshall Is Made for Music Junkies - Wired
Marshall's first foray into the smartphone world won't have Apple and Samsung sweating their stake in the market. But the guitar-amp ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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Why kale junkies could be making themselves ill (and other …
A California-based molecular biologist, Ernie Hubbard, has discovered a cause of serious illness in kale junkies with exceptionally “healthy” ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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PHOTOS: Iceland for adrenaline junkies
PHOTOS: Iceland for adrenaline junkies. By Eric Barnes. Published July 16, 2015. FoxNews.com. Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre Email Print. Into The Glacier ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Amp-Maker Marshall Launches Phone for Music Junkies
Marshall, the company behind the amp that changed the way we listened to music, has launched a new smartphone, called London. Konrad ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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