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dipsomaniac

[ dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh- ]

noun

  1. (no longer in technical use) a person with alcoholism or alcohol use disorder, especially characterized by an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drinks.


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  • »å¾±±è·²õ´Ç·³¾²¹Â·²Ô¾±Â·²¹Â·³¦²¹±ô [dip-s, uh, -m, uh, -, nahy, -, uh, -k, uh, l, -soh-], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dipsomaniac1

First recorded in 1855–60; dipsomani(a) + -ac
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What’s more, if slowly supping your way into pre-lunchtime oblivion in the company of like-minded individuals, it is considered good manners to regularly check the glasses of your fellow dipsomaniacs and provide refills where required.

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When gazing directly into the abyss, there’s no better pick-me-up for a maudlin, middle-aged dipsomaniac than a tag-team pair of star-struck female admirers.

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Her sensational story emerges: she murdered her dipsomaniac husband in Borneo.

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For what per cent. of cases of medical dipsomaniacs this constitutes a stock excuse, only medical men know.

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In each of these dreams," writes one lady, "I was a man;—in one of them a low brute, in the other a dipsomaniac.

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