And then, through the tears of laughter, it hit me like a snort of good scotch. The way my grandmother pronounced “junkie” and Bayer's Heroin is not French or Portuguese. It's German! Holy Yonkers Batman!

Jonkheer is 'Pennsylvania Deitsch for 'squire.' So it's gender specific but… literally parses as jung+herr or 'young old man.'

Which brings us back full circle back to the knocked out loaded dope fiend lean.