Metho

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Methylated spirits. Australia, colloquial, uncountable

    "Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben′s foreword for details of the experiment."

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"Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben′s foreword for details of the experiment."

Etymology

From methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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methylated spirits

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