alky

[al-kee]

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noun, plural al·kies. Slang.

an alcoholic.

alcohol.

Origin of alky

1840–50; respelling of alc(ohol) + -y²

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Related Words for alky

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

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Historical Examples of 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

noun plural -kies

slang a heavy drinker or alcoholic

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