alky (noun)

1. The alky stumbled through the dark alley, his bloodshot eyes glinting with a terrifying madness.

2. In the gritty film noir, the protagonist is haunted by the memory of his abusive alky father.

3. During the Prohibition era, speakeasies were often filled with alkies seeking to satiate their addiction.

4. In Norse mythology, the trickster god Loki was known to transform into an alky to cause mischief among the gods.