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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yakubutsu chūdokusha
"彼は処方薬の過剰摂取による薬物中毒者として知られていた。"
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A person who is heavily addicted to or habitually abuses prescription pills or other medicinal tablets.
"He spent years hanging out with the local pillheads before finally entering a rehabilitation program."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from combining the noun 'pill' (referring to medicinal or illicit tablets/capsules) with the slang suffix '-head' (used since the mid-20th century to denote a habitual user or addict, akin to 'pothead' or 'acidhead'). Emerging in contemporary drug subcultures and urban slang, the term specifically highlights an addiction or heavy reliance on prescription or recreational pharmaceuticals.
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toxicomane aux cachets
Transliteration: tɔksi.kɔ.man o ka.ʃe
"Il est devenu un véritable toxicomane aux cachets après sa blessure."
Tablettenabhängiger
Transliteration: taˈblɛtn̩ˌʔabhɛŋɪɡɐ
"In der Klinik wurde er wegen seiner Sucht als Tablettenabhängiger behandelt."
pillomane
Transliteration: pilloˈmane
"Il consumo eccessivo lo ha reso un vero e proprio pillomane."
adicto a las pastillas
Transliteration: aˈdikto a las pasˈtiʎas
"La serie muestra la dura realidad de un adicto a las pastillas."
viciado em comprimidos
Transliteration: viˈsjadu ẽ kɔ̃priˈmiduʃ
"Ele lutou contra o vício e deixou de ser um viciado em comprimidos."
नशेड़ी
Transliteration: nasheḍī
"गोली खाने की लत ने उसे पूरी तरह बदल दिया था।"
药丸瘾君子
Transliteration: yàowán yǐnjūnzǐ
"这部电影讲述了一个药丸瘾君子的救赎故事。"
약물 중독자
Transliteration: yakmul jungdokja
"그는 처방약에 의존하는 심각한 약물 중독자였다."
薬物中毒者
Transliteration: yakubutsu chūdokusha
"彼は処方薬の過剰摂取による薬物中毒者として知られていた。"
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