smoko

American

[smoh-koh] / ˈsmoʊ koʊ /

Or smoke-oh

noun

Australia and New Zealand Informal.

a rest period during work.
an informal evening entertainment, especially for males.

smoko British

/ ˈsməʊkəʊ /

noun

a short break from work for tea, a cigarette, etc
a refreshment taken during this break

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

smokos

plural

Etymology

Origin of smoko

First recorded in 1895–1900; smoke + -o

Example Sentences

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And off he went for his holiday; and, weather permitting, as he reclines in his funny among the weeds, he will gently murmur, "Dulce est desipere in smoko."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 23, 1892 by Various

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