tweakers
Strung-out junkies
Tweakers are people who use methamphetamine or other stimulants, especially habitually.
The term comes from tweaking—the jittery, compulsive, often erratic behavior characteristic of stimulant use: fidgeting, obsessive tinkering, inability to stay still.
The tweakers were up all night taking apart a lawnmower.
The word is dismissive or contemptuous.
Illegal amphetamine variant
- amphetamineCentral nervous system stimulant
- speedRate of motion
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- addictsPeople with compulsions
users · paranoia · insomnia · jittery · wired · strung-out · binge · crash
People who alter software
- overclockersHardware speed maximizers
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- tinkerersCasual experimenters with objects
- customizersThose who modify to suit
enthusiasts · optimizers · hobbyists · audiophiles · settings · configurations · firmware · hardware
Those who make corrections
- calibratorsDevices ensuring measurement accuracy
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- dialsCircular indicator faces
- tunersFrequency-selecting devices
editors · refiners · perfectionists · nitpickers · fiddlers · parameters · settings · sliders
meth
Illegal amphetamine variant
- amphetamineCentral nervous system stimulant
- speedRate of motion
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
addicts · users · paranoia · insomnia · jittery · wired · strung-out · binge · crash · pipe
modders
People who alter software
- overclockersHardware speed maximizers
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- tinkerersCasual experimenters with objects
customizers · enthusiasts · optimizers · hobbyists · audiophiles · settings · configurations · firmware · hardware · software
adjusters
Those who make corrections
- calibratorsDevices ensuring measurement accuracy
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- dialsCircular indicator faces
tuners · editors · refiners · perfectionists · nitpickers · fiddlers · parameters · settings · sliders · controls
- addictsaddicts, addict, junkies, drug addict, drug addicts
- techiesgeeks, nerds, techies, coders, programmers
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
tweakersteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
recovering addicts · non-users · abstainers · squares · straight arrows
tweakersnodders
People falling asleep sitting
junkies · stoners · dope fiends · heroin addicts · downers