bottle baby

bottle baby

slang One who is apt to get drunk; an alcoholic. A: "Has she gone out drinking every night this week?" B: "Yeah. I'm starting to worry that she's turning into a bottle baby." That guy's a real bottle baby—and a mean drunk too. I wish he would get some help. A: "It's fine, Pat said he's just going to have one drink." B: "Come on, you know a bottle baby can't have just one drink!"
See also: baby, bottle
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bottle baby

n. an alcoholic. The bottle babies sat there, waiting to be thrown out at closing time.
See also: baby, bottle
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