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ALKY

Dictionary entry overview: What does alky mean?

• ALKY (noun)
The noun ALKY has 1 sense:

1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Familiarity information: ALKY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALKY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; souse; soaker

Hypernyms ("alky" is a kind of...):

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino (a chronic drinker)

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