Alkies

The country club set, knocking back martinis and Manhattans and Cosmopolitans, looks down on the rednecks at the noisy beer joint across the county line, and the writers and intellectuals at the local college sneer at both groups for being "alkies" but believe that a trip on the latest psychedelic drug is an intellectual adventure. ❋ O'Reilly, Bill (2000)

I know there are plenty of white "alkies" out there as well.

The sad thing about this ill-considered (but well-intentioned) proposal is that both problem and social drinkers will spend more on booze (and as alkies have a relatively inelastic demand curve for booze they will spend proportionately more than the rest), leaving less money for food and rent. ❋ Norfolk Blogger (2009)

They informed me many of these vagrants are dopers, alkies and mentally unstable, they deal with them on a regular basis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So it was either scurvy-flavored hookers and gin-soaked alkies, or nothing at all. ❋ ALAN GOLDSHER (2010)

February 25th, 2009 3: 33pm stanley Jerusalem-I only lob alkies ❋ Unknown (2009)

There wasn't the tradition of "Christmas cheer" (catnip for alkies). ❋ Unknown (2008)

It protects future alkies from being discriminated against. ❋ Unknown (2008)

All us alkies, practicing or recovered, know how insane things like that can happen sometimes. ❋ Ed Gorman (2008)

For those non-alkies who want to spoil the fun, prepare some No Countrytime Lemonade for Old Men in a pitcher, and slap your nearest Friendo on the back for their party-pooping, dry ways. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are vegetarrians who dont have eggs and there are those that do, I am in the latter bracket of alkies. ❋ Fathorse (2008)

This means I have been sober thanks to Jesus, and I haven't had to sit in a room with a lot of alkies talking about this 12 steps stuff where you have to apologize and make amends all the time. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Norfolk is absolutely packed with alkies so no problem finding a meeting. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Anyways, back to how we're turning eachother into alkies ... we might be going out tomorrow night. ❋ Emu-head (2007)

But the trait the two have in common isn't the part that makes wife-beating alkies objectionable hint: it involves wife-beating. ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

I could wear it on the bus too, so the alkies don't waft too close to my delicate nose. ❋ Hanya27 (2005)

Druggies, alkies, eating disorders and even a sex addict - a compulsive masturbator to be precise. ❋ Elton, Ben (2002)

I told you guys when you went out: no alkies, no crazy street people. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2001)