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Wino

//ˈwaɪnəʊ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard. derogatory

    "My grandmother was a Puerto Rican wino from Spanish Harlem named Migdalia, but everybody called her Mimi. My moms and Aunt Dru were her only kids. Mimi was a tall, light-skinned woman with long wavy hair and high cheekbones. She drank cheap wine and laughed all day long."

  2. 2
    A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.
  3. 3
    a chronic drinker wordnet
  4. 4
    A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.; Such a drunkard who is homeless. derogatory, especially

    "Near-synonyms: bum, hobo; see also Thesaurus:vagabond"

  5. 5
    A wine enthusiast. informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wine + -o (“person with characteristic”).

Etymology 2

From W boson + -ino.

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