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dip⋅so

  [dip-soh]
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–noun, plural -sos. Slang.
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
Origin:
1875–80; by shortening; cf. -o
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dip·so   (dĭp'sō)   
n.   pl. dip·sos Slang
A person who has a compulsion to drink alcohol; a dipsomaniac.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dipso [ˈdɪpso]

  1. n.
    a drunkard; an alcoholic. (From dipsomaniac. See also dip.) : She's sort of a closet dipso.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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