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WINO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wino mean?
• WINO (noun)
The noun WINO has 1 sense:
1. a chronic drinker
Familiarity information: WINO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chronic drinker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino
Hypernyms ("wino" is a kind of...):
drinker; imbiber; juicer; toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wino"):
alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
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