loady

loady

1. slang A shortening of "loadmaster," the crew member of an aircraft responsible for loading and unloading aerial cargo. I'm hoping be a loady when I join the Airforce—that way I shouldn't have to face much direct fighting. After being honorably discharged in '84, my father got a job as a loady for a civilian airline.
2. slang A person who is frequently or constantly intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. I used to party with Tom back in college, but I gave drugs up once I got a real job. He's still just a loady, though, from what I hear.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

loady

and loadie (ˈlodi)
n. a drinker or drug user. (Teens and collegiate. One who gets loaded frequently.) I hear that Willy is a loady. Is that true?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • loadie
  • prostie
  • prosties
  • reg
  • cig
  • cuz
  • clitty
  • (one) is on the DL
  • 'sall good
  • I'm rubber, you're glue
References in periodicals archive
Stuart Loady, prosecuting said: "The defendant threw a burning bottle of petrol at the children."