French word

drogué

Pronunciation

IPA/dʁoge/

Meaning

  • masculine noundrug addict

Example

C'est un drogué.

He's a drug addict.

Illustration for drogué (drug addict)

More examples

La police a aidé un drogué à entrer en traitement.

The police helped a drug addict enter treatment.

Core concept

A person caught in a cycle where drug use controls daily life and is difficult to stop.

Common phrases

  • un drogué en désintoxication

    a drug addict undergoing detox

  • un drogué à la cocaïne

    a cocaine addict

  • jeune drogué

    a young drug addict

Similar words

toxicomane: A person who regularly uses illegal or powerful drugs and is dependent on them.
junkie: A person who regularly uses narcotics and has a severe dependence.
accro: A person who is strongly dependent on something or an activity and cannot stop.
toxico: A colloquial term for a person who is dependent on drugs.

Definition in French

Personne qui consomme des drogues de façon répétée et qui présente une dépendance physique ou psychique.

Word origin

Drogué is the substantivized past participle of droguer, formed from drogue, a French noun attested since the Middle Ages whose ultimate origin remains uncertain.

Usage tips

  • Drogué is blunt and often stigmatizing, while formal contexts may use personne dépendante or personne qui consomme des drogues.

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