dipsomania

noun

dip·​so·​ma·​nia ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ə 

-nyə

: an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors

dipsomaniac

ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ˌak 

noun

dipsomaniacal

ˌdip-sō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl 

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

So adding a hefty pour of ginger beer, some lime juice, and a dope copper mug to your vodka transforms your dipsomania into an actual weekend event. —Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 15 May 2015

While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania. —Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + Late Latin mania

First Known Use

circa 1844, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dipsomania

noun

dip·​so·​ma·​nia ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə 

: an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors

dipsomaniac

-nē-ˌak 

noun

dipsomaniacal

ˌdip-sō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl 

adjective