Alky (Noun)
Meaning
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The alky on the corner was slurring his words and stumbling around.
- He's been an alky for years and it's really taken a toll on his health.
- The alky stumbled into the bar and ordered another whiskey on the rocks.
- His friends and family tried to stage an intervention for the alky, but he refused to listen.
- The alky's liver was failing and he was in desperate need of a transplant.