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alcoholic
English
Etymology
First attested 1891, from alcohol +? -ic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
- (US, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?ælk??h?l?k/
- Rhymes: -?l?k
Noun
alcoholic (plural alcoholics)
- A person addicted to alcohol.
- 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic
- Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
- Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes
- 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic
- One who abuses alcohol.
Synonyms
- (person addicted to alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunkard
Antonyms
- (person addicted to alcohol): teetotaler, on the wagon; See also Thesaurus:teetotaler
Translations
See also
- friend of Bill W.
Adjective
alcoholic (comparative more alcoholic, superlative most alcoholic)
- Of or pertaining to alcohol.
- Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
- He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
- The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
- Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:alcoholic
Antonyms
- nonalcoholic
Derived terms
- Alcoholics Anonymous
Related terms
- alcohol
Translations
Anagrams
- colaholic
Interlingua
Adjective
alcoholic (comparative plus alcoholic, superlative le plus alcoholic)
- alcoholic (containing alcohol)
alcoholic From the web:
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- what alcoholic drinks are keto
- what alcoholic drinks are gluten free
- what alcoholic drink am i
- what alcoholic drink goes with eggnog
- what alcoholic drink has the least sugar
- what alcoholic drink has the most alcohol
- what alcoholic beverages are gluten free
eggnog
English
Alternative forms
- egg nog
Etymology
From egg +? nog. The second element may be nog (“strong ale”) or a shortened form of noggin (“small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????n??/, /???.n??/
- (US) IPA(key): /???.n??/
Noun
eggnog (countable and uncountable, plural eggnogs)
- A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- Synonyms: egg flip, egg-hot
Translations
eggnog From the web:
- what eggnog
- what eggnog made out of
- what eggnog taste like
- what eggnog does starbucks use
- what eggnog made of
- what eggnog is gluten free
- what eggnog is the best
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