Word of the week brings you up close and personal with the noble tongue of English. This tongue will be wiggled in places where only the brave dare venture. Balcoholic :: bal⋅co⋅hol⋅ic :: /ˈbælkəˈhɔlɪk, -ˈhɒlɪk/

-noun [bulimic + alcoholic]

One who drinks so much alcohol that they are forced to vomit.

Hence balcoholism, the condition of being a balcoholic

Origin: 2009 Unknown graduate student addressing the new freshmen, "Being an undergraduate usually means trying to restrain your balcoholism. And all that starts now."

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