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AA

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A group where people meet to help each other stop drinking alcohol

noun
/ˌeɪˈeɪ/

: Alcohólicos Anónimos

Many people find that sharing their experiences in AA meetings helps them stay sober.
AA members
AA meetings
abstinent AA members

Examples

So, you go to two AA meetings and I need rehab?

Flight (2012)
- You need to go to an AA meeting.

The Benchwarmers (2006)
Besides, he was already in AA when I met him.

To the New Girl (2020)
You go to an AA meeting if you need to.

Borderline (2002)
This is like an AA meeting.

A Guy Thing (2003)
But I'll be happy to go with you to an AA meeting if you want.

Fiction book (1995)
Ross had been in AA and then had gone back to drinking again.

Fiction book (1990)
So you're not gonna do the AA thing anymore, huh?

Smashed (2012)
That's the AA meeting next door.

Here Comes the Boom (2012)
She has a son, she's an ex-addict, and we met at AA.

People Like Us (2012)

Synonyms

Alcoholics Anonymous

vsAA

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A group that helps people stop drinking and stay sober

is the abbreviated short form used to refer to that same organization

Surface Forms

AA singular

AAs plural

Etymology

AA comes from the name Alcoholics Anonymous, where Alcoholics means people who drink too much and Anonymous means 'without a name' or 'not giving their names'. So AA is a group that gives help and friendship while letting members keep their privacy as they try to stop drinking.