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dipsomaniac

[dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh-] Origin

dip·so·ma·ni·ac

[dip-suh-mey-nee-ak, -soh-]
noun
a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.

Origin:
1855–60; dipsomani(a) + -ac

dip·so·ma·ni·a·cal [dip-suh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl, -soh-] , adjective


See drunkard.

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Dipsomaniac has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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dipsomaniac (ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk)
 
n
1.  Shortened form: dipso any person who has an uncontrollable and recurring urge to drink alcohol
 
adj
2.  relating to or affected with dipsomania
 
dipsomaniacal
 
adj

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dipsomaniac
"drunkard," 1858, from dipsomania; slang shortening dipso is from 1880.
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