dipsomania

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Recent Examples of dipsomania 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipsomania
Noun
  • Police were unable to interview the man immediately after his May 3 arrest due to his level of intoxication.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Jones was booked at the Kenton County jail and faces multiple charges, including alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, and assault of a police officer or a probation officer.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • And alcoholism was much more stigmatized back then.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Earhart was born into a solidly middle-class family in Kansas, close to her younger sister, Muriel, but her father’s job failures and alcoholism uprooted the Earharts, undermining the girls’ educations.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025

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“Dipsomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipsomania. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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