tweaker

Strung-out user

A tweaker is someone who uses methamphetamine, especially habitually.

The term references the drug's effects—obsessive, repetitive behaviors and jittery movements: Some tweaker stole the catalytic converter off my truck.

More broadly, tweaker can describe anyone who tinkers obsessively with something, adjusting settings or code endlessly: He's a total audio tweaker.

slang

junkie

Person with compulsive dependency

  • userOne who operates something
  • fiendCruel person or enthusiast
  • speedfreakOne obsessed with velocity

crackhead · tweeker · burnout · dopehead · druggie · doper · abuser · pillhead · cokehead · hophead

tinkerer

hobbyist

Recreational pursuer of interests

modder · optimizer · hacker · tuner · fiddler · adjuster · calibrator · techie · gearhead · diy

addict

methamphetamine

Addictive synthetic stimulant drug

  • methIllegal amphetamine variant
  • crystalOrdered-atom solid
  • iceWater's solid form

speed · amphetamine · stimulant · crank · glass · pipe · binge · crash · high · craving

paranoid

paranoia

Irrational persecution fears

shadow people · conspiracy · surveillance · suspicious · hypervigilant · persecuted · watched · fearful · distrustful · obsessed

Categories
Opposites
sobriety/drug use status

tweakerteetotaler

Complete abstainer from liquor

straight edge · clean · abstainer · non-user · square

lifestyle stability

tweakerstraight arrow

Honest, principled person

pillar of the community · solid citizen · nine-to-fiver · soccer mom · homeowner

mental/physical state

tweakerwell-rested

Having slept enough

sedated · mellow · zen · tranquil · stoner

Phrases
Family

tweak, tweaked, tweaking, tweaks, tweaky, tweakers, tweakable, untweaked

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Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13