splo
splo noun: illegally produced liquor; moonshine.
Noun
splo (uncountable)
- Illegally produced liquor; moonshine.
- Packed in one-gallon plastic milk jugs, it's shipped to eastern cities such as Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Miami and New York. Once there, the splo (short for the explosion in one's head after drinking some) sells in shot houses by the glass at enormous profit.2007, Matthew B. Rowley, Moonshine!, Sterling Publishing Company, page 70
- He originally learned to play music in a splo house (an illegal bar with a still in the basement) spending many weekends playing till the sun came up or the cops came, whatever happened first.2003, Amberjack Rice, New Roots, Album notes from the CD
Origin of splo
Clipping of explosion, suggesting its effects when consumed.
Questions about splo
- What does splo mean?
- Splo means illegally produced liquor; moonshine.
- What part of speech is splo?
- Splo is a noun.
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