alkies
Those with bottles
Alkies is the plural of alkie, informal slang for an alcoholic.
The term is mildly dismissive or affectionate depending on context: A few alkies were hanging around the liquor store.
Also spelled alkys.
Intoxicated individuals
- boozersExcessive alcohol consumers
- tipplersHabitual alcohol consumers
- sotsChronic heavy drinkers
- lushesChronic heavy drinkers
soaks · inebriates · winos · barflies · dipsomaniacs · guzzlers · juicers · rummies
Informal term for spirits
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- beerFermented grain drink
wine · spirits · bottle · flask · rotgut · moonshine · hooch · firewater
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relapseReturn to former illness
detox · shakes · compulsion · self-medicating · rock-bottom · spiral · enabling · codependency
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
meetings · sponsor · abstinence · dry · sober · clean · detoxification · counseling
Impaired by alcohol
- wastedUsed without good result
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
blotto · legless · sozzled · pickled · soused · tipsy · buzzed · inebriated
Lowest possible level
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- hidingStaying out of sight
lying · isolation · homelessness · cirrhosis · tremors · desperation · self-destruction · cycle
drunks
Intoxicated individuals
lushes · soaks · inebriates · winos · barflies · dipsomaniacs · guzzlers · juicers · rummies · imbibers
booze
Informal term for spirits
beer · wine · spirits · bottle · flask · rotgut · moonshine · hooch · firewater · grog
dependence
State of needing another
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
relapse · detox · shakes · compulsion · self-medicating · rock-bottom · spiral · enabling · codependency · intervention
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
AA · meetings · sponsor · abstinence · dry · sober · clean · detoxification · counseling · therapy
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
sloshed · blotto · legless · sozzled · pickled · soused · tipsy · buzzed · inebriated · stewed
rock-bottom
Lowest possible level
hiding · lying · isolation · homelessness · cirrhosis · tremors · desperation · self-destruction · cycle · relapse
alkiesteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
abstainers · teetotallers · non-drinkers · nondrinkers · prohibitionists