druggie friend

9.1

A friend who often uses illegal drugs

noun
/ˈdrʌɡi frɛnd/

Offensive

: amigo drogadicto

People often judge you by the company you keep, especially if you have a druggie friend.

Examples

I have a druggie friend who needs help.
She realized she needed to distance herself from her druggie friend after seeing him struggle with addiction.
My parents were worried that I might become a druggie friend in high school.
My druggie friend often talks about his struggles.
Sabrina's druggie friend often talks about the highs and lows of using illegal substances.
When they hang out, Sabrina tries to keep her druggie friend away from trouble.
Sabrina worries about her druggie friend and encourages them to seek help for their addiction.

Synonyms

junkie

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

194 8.6

A person who is addicted to illegal drugs, often called in an insulting way

is similar but highlights the social tie of friendship

drug addict

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

97 3.0

A person who cannot stop using illegal or harmful drugs

means regular use without necessarily implying clinical addiction

user

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

86 7.5

A person who regularly takes illegal or addictive drugs

focuses on regular use plus a friendship link rather than generic use

crackhead

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

40 9.9

A person who uses the illegal drug crack and cannot stop

covers regular illegal drug use in general rather than a specific drug

drug user

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

31 3.7

A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs

narrows this to someone known personally as a friend

stoner

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

29 8.2

A person who often uses marijuana

is similar but emphasizes the personal friendship rather than general use

pothead

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

20 9.4

A person who often smokes marijuana

refers to regular illegal drug use by a friend, not only marijuana

heroin addict

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

20 5.1

A person who keeps using heroin even when it harms them

applies more generally to illegal drug use and friendship, not one drug

druggie

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

12 9.2

A person who regularly uses illegal drugs

is the same idea but specifies a close personal relationship

crack addict

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

9 6.1

A person who uses crack cocaine and cannot stop

is broader, covering regular illegal drug use without specifying type

druggy

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

7 9.8

A person who often uses illegal substances

adds that this person is also a friend of the speaker

cokehead

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

7 9.9

A person who regularly uses the drug cocaine

means regular illegal use in general, not limited to cocaine

dope fiend

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

7 9.9

A person who cannot stop using illegal drugs, often said in an insulting way

is less insulting and simply marks a close friend who uses drugs

substance abuser

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

5 5.7

A person who regularly uses drugs in a harmful or illegal way

keeps the regular illegal use idea but adds personal friendship

cocaine addict

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

3 5.5

A person who keeps using cocaine even though it harms them

is broader and does not single out one substance

dopehead

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

2 9.9

A person who often uses illegal drugs

adds that this habitual user is personally known as a friend

hophead

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is addicted to illegal drugs

refers instead to a friend who regularly uses illegal drugs

cokey

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

1 9.9

A person who uses cocaine and often cannot stop

focuses on regular illegal use by a friend rather than cocaine only

opium addict

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

1 7.2

A person who uses opium and cannot stop

is broader and focuses on friendship plus regular illegal use

junky

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

1 9.6

A person who uses illegal drugs and cannot stop

keeps regular illegal use but stresses the personal friend relationship

binger

vsdruggie friend

Offensive

9.9

A person who is addicted to crack and uses it in binges

describes regular ongoing use rather than episodic binge behaviour

opium taker

vsdruggie friend

NSFW

9.8

A person who often uses the drug opium and cannot stop

is more general, covering illegal drug use without naming opium

Surface Forms

druggie friend singular

druggie friends plural

Morphology

druggie + friend

The meaning is directly derived from combining 'druggie' (a person who uses drugs) with 'friend' (a person with whom one has a friendly relationship), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a friend who uses drugs. The noun–modifier composition is a standard, compositional pattern (though colloquial/derogatory register is present), making the expression transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Druggie friend comes from modern slang: druggie is a casual word for someone who uses drugs and friend is someone you know. Think of a friend who often has or uses illegal drugs — that literal image explains why druggie friend means 'a friend who regularly uses illegal drugs'.