alcoholiday
/ˌælkəˈhɒləˌdeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A period of time during which one intentionally abstains from drinking alcohol.
Humorous; Informal
Example Sentences
- "[N]ow you see we are out on a frolic, a spree,—on an alcoholiday. See it?"
- "Before the American adventure Oscar [Wilde] had dealt indulgently with Willie [Wilde]'s weakness: "Oh, he occasionally takes an alcoholiday." But when his life became one long alcoholiday his younger brother, who hated to see people dirty, drunken and disreputable, ceased to be indulgent. "He sponges on everyone but himself," was Oscar's caustic summary."
- "In a short story that I have recently read, one of the characters, a "sport," speaks of the Christmas season as the alcoholidays."
- "There will be loss of time and loss of work on this account, and instead of half-holidays there will, too often it is to be feared, be half-alco'''holidays."
- "A little festival in celebration of favours received—in anticipation of favours to come! An alcoholiday! Fill up my glass, Malachi!"
- "I guess the charm of playing host to Westerners' pig-wild cheap Easyjet alcoholidays had worn off a bit."
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday blend English alcoholiday Blend of alcohol + holiday.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌælkəˈhɒləˌdeɪ/
- British English: /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪdeɪ/