adrenaline junkies
People craving danger
Adrenaline junkies are people who crave the rush of excitement from dangerous or thrilling activities—skydiving, bungee jumping, extreme sports.
The term suggests addiction to the body's stress response: He's an adrenaline junkie who can't sit still for a weekend.
Sometimes used critically to imply recklessness or an inability to appreciate calmer pleasures.
- extreme sportsHigh-risk recreational activities
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungee jumpingElastic-tethered freefall recreation
- thrill-seekersThose pursuing intense excitement
- no fearAbsence of dread
living on the edge · mountaineering · daredevils · death wish · parkour · cliff diving · adventure · petrolheads · white-water rafting · stunt performers · wing walkers · slacklining · free climbers · motocross · demolition derbies · trick riding · bull riding · near-death experience
- addictsaddicts, addict, drug addict, drug addicts, user
- travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers
adrenaline junkiesscaredy-cats
Easily frightened people
fraidy-cats · helicopter parents · worry warts · worrywarts · chickens
adrenaline junkieshomebodies
People preferring domestic life
couch potatoes · stick-in-the-muds · creatures of habit · wallflowers · recluses