pacfanista

Macanese

Etymology

Cantonese 白粉 (baak⁶ fan², “heroin”, literally “white powder”) +‎ -ista (“agent noun suffix”), probably influenced by Cantonese derivations such as 白粉仔 (baak⁶ fan² zai²) and 白粉友 (baak⁶ fan² jau^5-2).

Noun

pacfanista

1. drug addict (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs)

Usage notes

• Often used to describe those specifically addicted to heroin or cocaine.

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm