as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
having performed in countless bars and clubs, the stand-up comedian was used to being heckled by inebriates in the back of the house
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alcoholics
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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Most notable was that the functional and young adult subtypes represented roughly between 19% to 31% of all alcoholics, while the chronic severe subtype represented only 9%—yet the latter has become the stereotype.—
Sarah Allen Benton,
SELF,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Inebriates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriates. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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