speed freak

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   addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)

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Questions about speed freak

What does speed freak mean?

speed freak means "addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)".

Is speed freak a common word?

speed freak is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.