dipso
Slang for alcoholic
Dipso is informal slang for a person who drinks alcohol excessively, short for dipsomaniac.
The term carries a dismissive or mildly contemptuous tone, treating chronic heavy drinking as a character trait rather than a medical condition.
The old dipso at the end of the bar nursed his whiskey all afternoon.
It's somewhat dated, more likely heard from older speakers than younger ones.
Chronic heavy drinker
- alcoholicAddicted to drinking
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- boozerHabitual heavy drinker
tippler · inebriate · toper · souse · rummy · guzzler · soaker · swiller
Drunken state
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
hammered · plastered · wasted · blotto · besotted · soused · pickled · tanked
Powerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
recovery · rehabilitation · detoxification · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · sponsor · therapy
drunkard
Chronic heavy drinker
boozer · tippler · inebriate · toper · souse · rummy · guzzler · soaker · swiller · bibber
inebriation
Drunken state
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · blotto · besotted · soused · pickled · tanked · smashed
craving
Powerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
relapse · recovery · rehabilitation · detoxification · sobriety · abstinence · twelve-step · sponsor · therapy · habituation
dipsoteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
teetotaller · abstainer · nondrinker · non-drinker · dry