alkyn.

Brit.

/ˈalki/, U.S.

/ˈælki/

Forms: 1800s– alchy, 1800s– alky, 1900s– alki, 1900s– alkie.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: alcohol n.; alcoholic n.

Etymology: Shortened partly (in sense 1) < alcohol n., and partly (in sense 2) < alcoholic n.; compare -y suffix⁶.

slang (originally U.S.).

1. Chiefly U.S. Alcohol; spec. (illicit) alcoholic liquor. Frequently personified in early use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun]

drink1042

liquor1340

bousea1350

cidera1382

dwale1393

sicera1400

barrelc1400

strong drinkc1405

watera1475

swig1548

tipple1581

amber1598

tickle-brain1598

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John Barleycornc1625

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the right stuff1748

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lush1790

tear-brain1796

demon1799

rum1799

poison1805

fogram1808

swizzle1813

gatter1818

wine(s) and spirit(s)1819

mother's milkc1821

skink1823

alcoholics1832

jough1834

alky1844

waipiro1845

medicine1847

stimulant1848

booze1859

tiddly1859

neck oil1860

lotion1864

shrab1867

nose paint1880

fixing1882

wet1894

rabbit1895

shicker1900

jollop1920

mule1920

giggle-water1929

rookus juice1929

River Ouse1931

juice1932

lunatic soup1933

wallop1933

skimish1936

sauce1940

turps1945

grog1946

joy juice1960

1844 Akron (Ohio) Buzzard 25 June 3/1 After strong devotional homage before the throne of old King Alchy, [he] is in the habit of manifesting his affection for his family by severely beating them.

1849 Knickerbocker Aug. 155/2 In my effort to shake off this nightmare omnibus, besides all eyes of society fixed on me, I consider King Alchy out of the question.

1858 J. A. Stone Put's Golden Songster 15 ‘Old Alky’ makes their bowels yearn, They stagger round and fall.

1916 J. London Princess in Red One (1918) 691 Druggist's alcohol..is known in tramp-land as ‘alki’.

1921 P. Casey & T. Casey Gay-cat xx. 187 There ain't nothin' stronger in th' booze line than pure alky mixed with jamocha.

1933 G. Laven Rough Stuff xi. 148 It was pure alcohol, in five-gallon cans... We figured we'd drive our car right into the garage and transfer the ‘alkie’ from his car into ours.

1970 R. Paterson & J. Paterson Cranberry Portage iv. 22 All they [sc. bootleggers] need is a shack and a can of alky.

2. An alcoholic; a drunkard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker

supper?1529

blow-bowl1530

drunkard1530

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water rat1593

ply-pot1611

potter1632

pothead1639

pisspot1655

pitcher-man1665

whetter1709

inebriate1794

rummy1843

alcoholic1852

oenomaniac1857

dipsomaniac1858

alcoholizer1880

alcoholist1888

potationist1888

lush1890

rumdum1891

rumhound1895

blacklister1904

dipso1923

rumpot1929

alky1944

juice-head1955

alcohol abuser1965

juicer1967

substance abuser1967

jakey1988

1944 B. Wilder & C. Brackett Lost Weekend (2000) 89 Listen, I can pick an alky with one eye shut.

1964 B. Beaver Hot Sands 16 Ben Tickell, the regular night porter, was an alkie if ever she had seen one.

1970 N.Z. Listener 21 Dec. 8/4 You might draw an alky who stops at every pub.

1983 M. Gee Sole Survivor xii. 124 I had done an article on alkies, winos, meths drinkers, sleepers-out.

2005 K. MacNeil Stornoway Way 32 ‘Next time,’ mutters Joe, ‘we'll just snaffle it in in some lemonade bottles like every other self-respecting underage alky.’

Compounds

General attributive, objective, and instrumental (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1897 B. Harte Three Partners 11 It was the Hill drunkard, Dick Hall, or, as he was called, ‘Whisky Dick’, or, indicated still more succinctly by the Hill humorists, ‘Alky Hall’.

1913 J. London John Barleycorn 112 An alky stiff is a tramp who drinks druggist's alcohol.

1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 454/1 Alky, alcohol. ‘He's in the alky racket.’

1962 Parade (Austral.) Oct. 20/3 Soon Pretty Louie had his first batch of ‘alky’ cooking on crude apparatus in a broken-down Brooklyn warehouse.

1988 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 28 Aug. Me and Mick wos enjoyin' a few low alkie beers.

2006 Phoenix New Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. (Dining) A flat rectangle of sheep's-milk cheese set aflame tableside with brandy, then extinguished with a squeeze of lemon—a tangy-sweet, alkie-laced treat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alky
释义	alkyn. Brit. /ˈalki/, U.S. /ˈælki/ Forms: 1800s– alchy, 1800s– alky, 1900s– alki, 1900s– alkie. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: alcohol n.; alcoholic n. Etymology: Shortened partly (in sense 1) < alcohol n., and partly (in sense 2) < alcoholic n.; compare -y suffix⁶. slang (originally U.S.). 1. Chiefly U.S. Alcohol; spec. (illicit) alcoholic liquor. Frequently personified in early use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] drink1042 liquor1340 bousea1350 cidera1382 dwale1393 sicera1400 barrelc1400 strong drinkc1405 watera1475 swig1548 tipple1581 amber1598 tickle-brain1598 malt pie1599 swill1602 spicket1615 lap1618 John Barleycornc1625 pottle1632 upsy Englisha1640 upsy Friese1648 tipplage1653 heartsease1668 fuddle1680 rosin1691 tea1693 suck1699 guzzlea1704 alcohol1742 the right stuff1748 intoxicant1757 lush1790 tear-brain1796 demon1799 rum1799 poison1805 fogram1808 swizzle1813 gatter1818 wine(s) and spirit(s)1819 mother's milkc1821 skink1823 alcoholics1832 jough1834 alky1844 waipiro1845 medicine1847 stimulant1848 booze1859 tiddly1859 neck oil1860 lotion1864 shrab1867 nose paint1880 fixing1882 wet1894 rabbit1895 shicker1900 jollop1920 mule1920 giggle-water1929 rookus juice1929 River Ouse1931 juice1932 lunatic soup1933 wallop1933 skimish1936 sauce1940 turps1945 grog1946 joy juice1960 1844 Akron (Ohio) Buzzard 25 June 3/1 After strong devotional homage before the throne of old King Alchy, [he] is in the habit of manifesting his affection for his family by severely beating them. 1849 Knickerbocker Aug. 155/2 In my effort to shake off this nightmare omnibus, besides all eyes of society fixed on me, I consider King Alchy out of the question. 1858 J. A. Stone Put's Golden Songster 15 ‘Old Alky’ makes their bowels yearn, They stagger round and fall. 1916 J. London Princess in Red One (1918) 691 Druggist's alcohol..is known in tramp-land as ‘alki’. 1921 P. Casey & T. Casey Gay-cat xx. 187 There ain't nothin' stronger in th' booze line than pure alky mixed with jamocha. 1933 G. Laven Rough Stuff xi. 148 It was pure alcohol, in five-gallon cans... We figured we'd drive our car right into the garage and transfer the ‘alkie’ from his car into ours. 1970 R. Paterson & J. Paterson Cranberry Portage iv. 22 All they [sc. bootleggers] need is a shack and a can of alky. 2. An alcoholic; a drunkard. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker supper?1529 blow-bowl1530 drunkard1530 drunkera1538 blow-bottle1580 tippler1580 potman1589 red nose1591 sot1592 water rat1593 ply-pot1611 potter1632 pothead1639 pisspot1655 pitcher-man1665 whetter1709 inebriate1794 rummy1843 alcoholic1852 oenomaniac1857 dipsomaniac1858 alcoholizer1880 alcoholist1888 potationist1888 lush1890 rumdum1891 rumhound1895 blacklister1904 dipso1923 rumpot1929 alky1944 juice-head1955 alcohol abuser1965 juicer1967 substance abuser1967 jakey1988 1944 B. Wilder & C. Brackett Lost Weekend (2000) 89 Listen, I can pick an alky with one eye shut. 1964 B. Beaver Hot Sands 16 Ben Tickell, the regular night porter, was an alkie if ever she had seen one. 1970 N.Z. Listener 21 Dec. 8/4 You might draw an alky who stops at every pub. 1983 M. Gee Sole Survivor xii. 124 I had done an article on alkies, winos, meths drinkers, sleepers-out. 2005 K. MacNeil Stornoway Way 32 ‘Next time,’ mutters Joe, ‘we'll just snaffle it in in some lemonade bottles like every other self-respecting underage alky.’ Compounds General attributive, objective, and instrumental (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1897 B. Harte Three Partners 11 It was the Hill drunkard, Dick Hall, or, as he was called, ‘Whisky Dick’, or, indicated still more succinctly by the Hill humorists, ‘Alky Hall’. 1913 J. London John Barleycorn 112 An alky stiff is a tramp who drinks druggist's alcohol. 1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 454/1 Alky, alcohol. ‘He's in the alky racket.’ 1962 Parade (Austral.) Oct. 20/3 Soon Pretty Louie had his first batch of ‘alky’ cooking on crude apparatus in a broken-down Brooklyn warehouse. 1988 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 28 Aug. Me and Mick wos enjoyin' a few low alkie beers. 2006 Phoenix New Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. (Dining) A flat rectangle of sheep's-milk cheese set aflame tableside with brandy, then extinguished with a squeeze of lemon—a tangy-sweet, alkie-laced treat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844
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