noun
drunken belligerence; annoying drunk behavior
Refers to the unpleasant, often argumentative or clingy behavior that some people exhibit when drunk. The word itself is a noun, but it is often used in phrases like 絡み酒をする or 絡み酒になる.
彼は普段は優しいけど、絡み酒がひどいんだよね。
He's usually nice, but he gets really belligerent when he's drunk.
昨日の飲み会で、また絡み酒をして先輩に怒られた。
At yesterday's drinking party, I got drunk and belligerent again and got scolded by my senior.
酒癖 refers to one's general drinking habits or behavior when drunk, which can be good or bad. 絡み酒 specifically describes the unpleasant, argumentative type of drunken behavior.
酔っ払い means 'drunkard' or 'drunk person' in general. 絡み酒 focuses on the annoying behavior itself rather than the person.
Compound of 絡み (karami, 'entanglement' or 'picking a fight', from 絡む) and 酒 (sake, 'alcohol'). Literally 'entanglement alcohol', referring to the way some people become argumentative or clingy when drinking.