Junky
/ˈdʒʌŋki/noun
Slang for a person addicted to drugs, or something of poor quality or in bad condition.
Did you know?“Junky” is an informal derivative of “junk,” which likely came into English from a 16th-century nautical term for old rope or scrap, not from any occult source.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
junk
“Old rope, scrap, or discarded material”
Late 19th Century
English
junk
“Slang for worthless stuff; later also a drug, especially heroin”
Early 20th Century
English
junky
“A person addicted to narcotics; later, something shabby or low-quality”
Modern English
English
junky
“Informal adjective or noun meaning shabby, inferior, or addicted to drugs”