Smoko

//ˈsməʊkəʊ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack etc. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial

    "We saw the innards of a submarine, and afterwards, at smoke-oh, I entertained the men with my story of the bagman's battle with John Oliver O'Dowd."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality in Alpine Shire, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Example

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"The new labourer was buggered by smoko."

Etymology

From smoke + -o.

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