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winos

winos is the plural of wino.

Meaning of wino

Noun (1)

wino (plural winos or winoes)

  1. (derogatory) 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.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 43
    1. (derogatory, especially) Such a drunkard who is homeless.
      • Near-synonyms: bum, hobo; see also Thesaurus:vagabond
  2. (informal) A wine enthusiast.
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Noun (2)

wino (plural winos)

  1. A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.

Questions about winos

What is winos the plural of?
Winos is the plural of wino.

Words near winos in the dictionary

  1. Winokurs
  2. Winona
  3. Winona County
  4. Winona Junction
  5. Winooski
  6. winos
  7. WinPE
  8. Winquist
  9. Winquists
  10. winrace
  11. winraces

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