ADIK

It is estimated that 5% of the Philippine population or about five million Filipinos between the ages of 10 and 69 years old have used illegal drugs at least once in their lives. President Duterte has said a few times there are about 3 million current drug users. A modest count is around 1.8 million.

This word is from the English language.

á·dik
addict

Adik ako sa iyo.
I’m addicted to you.

Adik na yata ako sa tsokolate.
I think I’m addicted to chocolate already.

The word adik has become Filipino slang used to describe someone who has lost control and is behaving crazy or out of what’s normal.

A native Tagalog word that can serve as a synonym for being addicted is gumon.

gumon sa trabaho
addicted to work
= workaholic

A recent online spelling of ‘addict’ is adek.


In Malaysia, the word adik refers to a younger sibling, like a brother.


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