alchy

English

Noun

alchy (plural alchies)

1. Alternative spelling of alkie
   • 2011, Michael Carson, Benson at Sixty:

     For the alchy, alcohol gives with one hand and takes with the other. It says, when you're in the middle of withdrawal and fighting a beatup liver, 'I'll make you better. I can fix you!'

   • 2015, Duncan Macmillan, “Act One”, in People:

     Say the words.
     Hello. I'm Emma. I'm an alcoholic and drug addict.
     Hi, how you doing? I'm an alchy and a pill head.