alky

[al-kee]

noun

Slang.

plural

alkies 

1. Disparaging and Offensive.,  a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder; an alcoholic.

2. alcohol.

alky

/ ˈælkɪ /

noun

1. slang,  a heavy drinker or alcoholic

Word History and Origins

Origin of alky¹

First recorded in 1840–50; respelling of alc(ohol) + -y ²

Example Sentences

Relief that these alkies were not mine to save.

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She has some of the bruised sweetness of Denis Johnson’s alkies and junkies in “Jesus’ Son.”

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“I wanted an old alky. I got a young jew from New York-and he was magnificent,” Brooks said in another interview.

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The eventual result from the alky is supposed to be a high-octane, clean-burning gasoline with anti-knock properties.

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In Hollywood, a town that provided a lot of competition for shenanigans, he was one of the foremost cokies, alkies, crazies.

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