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junky
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
clear
VERB + JUNKY
became
JUNKY + NOUN
basement
PREP.
out
Definitions
adj
1
Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
1970–1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed in Pleasure I took my jewelry box & made a bracelet for J from an old broken necklace & the clasp from a junky pink charm bracelet.
2
Full of junk.
We really need to clear out the junky basement.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of junkie.
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1970–1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed in Pleasure I took my jewelry box & made a bracelet for J from an old broken necklace & the
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We really need to clear out the junky basement.
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Sami is a junky.
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Sami was a junky.
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I hate to break it to you but Yanni is a junky.
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Ziri is a junky.
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