alkie
Slang for boozer
Alkie is informal, mildly dismissive slang for an alcoholic—someone addicted to alcohol: There's an alkie who hangs out by the liquor store.
The spelling varies: alky, alkie, sometimes alchy.
The tone ranges from affectionate to contemptuous depending on context.
Chronic heavy drinker
- boozerHabitual heavy drinker
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
wino · inebriate · sozzled · plastered · hammered · sloshed · blotto · wasted
Habitual heavy drinker
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- winoHabitual street drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
souse · barfly · rummy · juicehead · tosspot · dipso · boozehound · dipsomaniac
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
habituation · relapse · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · sponsor · intervention
Curve winding around center
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- downfallSudden loss of power
- rock-bottomLowest possible level
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
self-destruction · ruin · demise · degradation · collapse · wreckage · unraveling
drunkard
Chronic heavy drinker
tippler · wino · inebriate · sozzled · plastered · hammered · sloshed · blotto · wasted · soused
boozer
Habitual heavy drinker
tippler · souse · barfly · rummy · juicehead · tosspot · dipso · boozehound · dipsomaniac · stew
dependence
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
compulsion · habituation · relapse · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · sponsor · intervention · enabler
spiral
Curve winding around center
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- downfallSudden loss of power
- rock-bottomLowest possible level
degeneration · self-destruction · ruin · demise · degradation · collapse · wreckage · unraveling
alkieteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · nondrinker · teetotaller · teetotalist · dry drunk