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English word junkie comes from English -ie, English junk
-ie (English)
(occasionally, sometimes, derogatory) Forming nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.. Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
junk (English)
(transitive) To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop). (transitive) To throw away. (nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel. (dated) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk.. (nautical) Salt beef.. (slang) Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.. (slang) The clothed genitalia.. A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.. Discarded [...]
junkie (English)
(by extension) An enthusiast of something.. (slang, pejorative) A narcotics addict, especially referring to heroin users.