dipso
[ dip-soh ]
noun,plural dip·sos.Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; a dipsomaniac.
Origin of dipso
1First 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
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