alkie
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editClipping of alcoholic + -ie. First use appears c. 1844 in the defunct periodical Akron Ohio Buzzard.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈæl.ki/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editalkie (plural alkies)
- (informal) An alcoholic.
- 1966, Edward Albee, A Delicate Balance:
- You want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?
- 1994, Faye Morgan, Riding the Gold Curve:
- Also, she fed patients who were unable to feed themselves and, occasionally, dealt with an alkie who treated a patient badly.