speed freak

• Umgangssprachlicher Begriff für eine Person, die von Amphetaminen oder anderen Stimulanzien abhängig ist; informell auch für jemanden, der Geschwindigkeit, schnelle Autos oder schnelle Aktivitäten liebt.

A slang term for a person who is addicted to or habitually uses amphetamines or other stimulant drugs; also used informally to describe someone who loves speed, fast cars, or high-speed activities.

1. Drug user (slang)C2slang

   A person who is addicted to or frequently uses amphetamines or other stimulant drugs, often referred to as 'speed'.

   Speed-Freak (Slang)

   • He was known as a speed freak in his younger days.
   • The clinic offers help for speed freaks trying to quit.
   • She hung out with a crowd of speed freaks.

2. Thrill-seeker (slang)C1slang

   A person who enjoys or seeks out high-speed activities, such as fast driving or extreme sports.

   Geschwindigkeitsfanatiker

   • He's a total speed freak; he loves racing cars.
   • Only a speed freak would try to ski down that mountain.
   • The group of speed freaks went bungee jumping together.