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loady

American

[loh-dee] / ˈloʊ di /

Or loadie

noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a person who is a habitual user of alcohol or drugs.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

loadies

plural

Etymology

Origin of loady

First recorded in 1975–80; load (apparently from loaded “intoxicated,” or get a load on “become intoxicated”) + -y ²

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