(first new post in years) alcoholic

adjective, noun. The term "alcoholic" used to refer to individuals with an uncontrollable psychological attraction to alcohol. now it refers to a lifestyle of self-imposed substance abuse common amongst hip kids. may be related to ennui and existential angst more generally. social types associated with the new hip alcoholism include the alcoholic artist, alcoholic musician, alcoholic punk, alcoholic academic, and of course the alcoholic no-good-d0-nothing.