• Alkie

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈælki/

    Full definition of alkie

    Noun

    alkie

    (plural alkies)
    1. (slang) An alcoholic.
      • 1966, Edward Albee, A Delicate BalanceYou want to know what it's like to be an alkie, don't you, boy?
      • 1994, Faye Morgan, Riding the Gold CurveAlso, she fed patients who were unable to feed themselves and, occasionally, dealt with an alkie who treated a patient badly.

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