wino

[ wahy-noh ]
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noun,plural win·os.Informal: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. an indiscriminate drinker of wine or other readily available alcoholic beverages who is frequently intoxicated, especially a derelict who lives on the streets.

Origin of wino

1
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; wine + -o

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wino

/ (ˈwaɪnəʊ) /


nounplural -os
  1. informal a person who habitually drinks wine as a means of getting drunk

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