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In some senses, wino is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
wino
/ˈwaɪnəʊ/
noun 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
prominent, spanish
VERB + WINO
isn't, jumping
WINO + NOUN
baya's, boyfriend, father, harlem, husband, quadriceps
PREP.
from, up
ADV.
constantly
Definitions
noun
1
A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.
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
A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.
Near-synonyms: bum, hobo; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
I came out in an alley where a couple of winos were picking through a trash bin.
3
A wine enthusiast.
noun
1
A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.
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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 h
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Near-synonyms: bum, hobo; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
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I came out in an alley where a couple of winos were picking through a trash bin.
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Clovis, the constantly jumping wino, has prominent quadriceps and fantastic glutes.
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Sami is a wino.
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Tom is a wino.
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