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wino

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win⋅o

  [wahy-noh]
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–noun, plural win⋅os. Informal.
a person who is addicted to wine, esp. a derelict.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; wine + -o
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win·o   (wī'nō)   
n.   pl. win·os Slang
An indigent wine-drinking alcoholic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
wino [ˈwɑɪno]

  1. n.
    wine. : How about a little more wino?
  2. n.
    a wine drunkard. : I gave the wino some money to help him stop the shakes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wino 
1915, from wine + suffix as in bucko (1833) and kiddo (1896).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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