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Someone who is no longer drinking but is not happy with life. This person usually still has his/her alcoholic mindset but not the booze.
by Boozehound 69 August 26, 2008
May 19 Word of the Day
Voluntarily Celibate.
A person who chooses to be celibate. Can be for any given amount of time, for a short period or for their entire life. Can be for religious reasons or not.
related: incel
A person who chooses to be celibate. Can be for any given amount of time, for a short period or for their entire life. Can be for religious reasons or not.
related: incel
-Priests are volcel (or at least they're supposed to be).
-Gary was so upset after the divorce he became volcel for the rest of his life.
-Gary was so upset after the divorce he became volcel for the rest of his life.
by kay_see October 23, 2007
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A dry drunk is a person whose brain was affected by years of alcohol abuse, despite the fact that the person had quit alcohol. Usually is a result of a person who went cold turkey. The brain usually shrinks
A dry drunk usually exibits the following traits,
* Exaggerated self-importance and pomposity
* Grandiose behavior
* A rigid, judgmental outlook
* Impatience
* Childish behavior
* Irresponsible behavior
* Irrational rationalization
* Projection
* Overreaction
A dry drunk usually exibits the following traits,
* Exaggerated self-importance and pomposity
* Grandiose behavior
* A rigid, judgmental outlook
* Impatience
* Childish behavior
* Irresponsible behavior
* Irrational rationalization
* Projection
* Overreaction
Many consider George W. Bush to be a dry drunk, and point to observations of his speeches and other behaviors as evidence of this condition.
by jesster79 February 21, 2005
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A dry drunk is an alcoholic who stops drinking on their own without working a 12-step program. Although they are sober and no longer drinking, they still retain behavioral patterns of an alcoholic, which most commonly include:
1. Grandiose behavior
2. Impulsiveness
3. Complacent feelings
1. Grandiose behavior
2. Impulsiveness
3. Complacent feelings
Former President George W. Bush has admitted that he stopped drinking on his own without the help of a 12-step program. By this definition, he would be a Dry Drunk.
by RLivin2656 December 28, 2010