Junquies
Glossary term
/ˈdʒʌŋ.kiz/
Junkies [vernacular]. Frequently observable near pharmacies, scagsmiths and other civic amenities.
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From the books (1 passage)
…men and women with prison pallor congregated here, mainly because of the proximity of the Magistrates’ Courts. Drinquers, junquies, craque-fumeurs. Wearing cotton/polyester mix stretch stuff, hoods up. Brand new very cheap trainers. There was here an amount of Quristian outreach with soup. Up steps and along pavement. More drunques. Stokes Croft, Spike Island, King Square, Jamaica Street: charity shops and a brace of stews and the homeless hostels hulking like…