dipso

[ dip-soh ]

noun,plural dip·sos.Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a dipsomaniac.

Origin of dipso

1
First recorded in 1875–80; by shortening; cf. -o

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How to use dipso in a sentence

  • And so only the bankrupts, dipsos (as he calls them), ne'er-do-weels, and sudden deaths ever touch his heart or tap his sympathy.

    The Journal of a Disappointed Man | Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion