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smoko

UK/ˈsməʊkəʊ/

smoko noun: 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.

Noun

smoko (plural smokos)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) 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.
    • 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.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 516
    • This area was the general meeting place for all the Aboriginal workers who had some time to spare. The house girls took their smoko or lunch there and were soon joined by everyone else who′d stopped work after the smoko or lunchtime bell.2005, Lexie Simmons, Darrell Lewis, Kajirri, the Bush Missus, Central Queensland University Press, page 16
  2. (Falkland Islands) A tea break or coffee break with cakes, snacks, etc.

Proper noun capitalized: Smoko

Smoko

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

Forms of smoko

pluralsmokos
alternative formsmoke-o
alternative formsmoke-oh
alternative formsmokeho

Origin of smoko

From smoke + -o.

Words that rhyme with smoko

Questions about smoko

What does smoko mean?
Smoko means 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.
What part of speech is smoko?
Smoko can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce smoko?
Smoko is pronounced /ˈsməʊkəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of smoko?
The plural of smoko is smokos.

Words near smoko in the dictionary

  1. smokingly
  2. smokings
  3. smokish
  4. smokist
  5. smokists
  6. smoko
  7. smokos
  8. smokum
  9. Smokvica
  10. smoky
  11. smoky black

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