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alky

[ al-kee ]
/ ˈæl ki /
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noun, plural al·kies. Slang.

an alcoholic.
alcohol.

Words related to alky

smoke, liquor, drink, booze, methanol, ethanol, intoxicant, cocktail, moonshine, tipple, sauce, firewater, toddy, rotgut, hootch, palliative, red-eye

Words nearby alky

alkmene, alko, alkoran, alkoxide, alkoxy, alky, alkyd, alkyd resin, alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl halide

Origin of alky

1840–50; respelling of alc(ohol) + -y2
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Examples from the Web for alky

  • Thought I'd meander up the Hill with this old bloat Alky, and drop in to see the show.

    The Three Partners|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for alky

alky

alkie

/ (ˈælkɪ) /

noun plural -kies

slang a heavy drinker or alcoholic
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