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speed freak

or speed·freak

[ speed freek ]

noun

, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a person who habitually uses or is addicted to amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of speed freak1

First recorded in 1965–70; speed ( def ) (in the sense “stimulating drug”) + freak 1 (in the sense “person who pursues an obsession”)

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