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alky(n.)

也是 alchy,1841年,"一种酒精饮料"(也指"酒精饮料的人"),是对 alcoholicliquor 的俚语缩写,首次出现在禁酒出版物中。作为"酒鬼"(alcoholic 的缩写)的意思是在1888年提出的。

"What is his name?"
"Hall is his real name; but they call him Alky, because he drinks — Alky Hall; alcohol, you know. But he's given up drinking now, since I told him about temperance and lent him my Sargent's 'Temperance Tales.' I'll warrant you he'll never drink another drop." [Joseph Kirkland, "The McVeys," 1888] 
"他叫什么名字?"
"他的真名是霍尔,但他们叫他阿尔基,因为他喝酒 — 阿尔基·霍尔; 你知道,酒精。但自从我告诉他关于禁酒并借给他我塞金特的'禁酒故事'之后,他已经戒酒了。我敢打赌他再也不会喝一滴酒了。" [约瑟夫·柯克兰,《麦克维家族》,1888年]

该词起源时间:1841年