alkie
noun/ˈæl.ki/
Etymology Clipping of alcoholic + -ie. First use appears c. 1844 in the defunct periodical Akron Ohio Buzzard.
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Informal An alcoholic.
- You want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?1966, Edward Albee, A Delicate Balance:
- Also, she fed patients who were unable to feed themselves and, occasionally, dealt with an alkie who treated a patient badly.1994, Faye Morgan, Riding the Gold Curve: