coffee junkie
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi ˈdʒʌŋki/
- Offensive
:
yonqui del café
- I'm a coffee junkie, too.
Examples
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As a self-proclaimed coffee junkie, I drink at least four cups every day to stay energized.
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Rafe's a coffee junkie.
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Every morning, she needs her caffeine fix; being a coffee junkie means she can't start the day without it.
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He jokes that he's a coffee junkie because he spends more on coffee than on groceries.
Synonyms
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7.9
A person who loves something and follows it closely, like news or tech
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4.7
A person who likes an activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it
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3.4
A person who regularly drinks coffee, tea, or energy drinks and needs caffeine
A person who is very interested in one thing, like games or news
A person who thinks about one thing too much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person addicted to or obsessed with drinking coffee' follows directly from combining 'coffee' (the beverage) with 'junkie' (someone addicted or fixated), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This noun+modifier pattern is productive and common in English and similar constructions exist in many languages, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Coffee junkie uses the word junkie, which once meant a person addicted to drugs. By adding coffee, it creates the image of someone who needs their cup like a 'fix', so it means 'a person who is very addicted to or obsessed with coffee'.