Alkie

//ˈæl.ki// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alcoholic. informal

    "You want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?"

Synonyms

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alcoborachiodrunkdrunkardlushpisshead

Example

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"You want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?"

Etymology

Clipping of alcoholic + -ie. First use appears c. 1844 in the defunct periodical Akron Ohio Buzzard.

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