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/'ælkɪ/ Also alchy, alki(e). /'ælkɪ/
Also alchy, alki(e).
noun
1: (Illicit) alcoholic liquor. (1844 —) .
R. & J. Paterson All they [i.e. bootleggers] need is a shack and a can of alky (1970).
2: A drunkard or alcoholic. (1929 —) .
City Limits Nazi sympathizers, alkies, junkies, and the unemployed (1986).
[Abbrev. of alc(ohol and (sense 2) alc(oholic + -y.]
/'ælkɪ/ Also alchy, alki(e). /'ælkɪ/
Also alchy, alki(e).
noun
1: (Illicit) alcoholic liquor. (1844 —) .
R. & J. Paterson All they [i.e. bootleggers] need is a shack and a can of alky (1970).
2: A drunkard or alcoholic. (1929 —) .
City Limits Nazi sympathizers, alkies, junkies, and the unemployed (1986).
[Abbrev. of alc(ohol and (sense 2) alc(oholic + -y.]
| alive, alec, akka | |
| all, all in, all there |
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