Dictionary entry
Winos
Pronunciation: /'waÇnǝƱ/
Pronunciation
/'waÇnǝƱ/
Myanmar Meaning
[n (pl)] (infml) အရက်မဖြတ်နိုင်သူ။ အရက်အိုး။
Definition
wino /'waÇnǝƱ/ n ( pl -os ) ( infml ) အရက္မျဖတ္ႏိုင္သူ။ အရက္အိုး။
Examples
- ‘People assume this because winos appear drunk quite a lot of the time
- tend to favor the higher-proof beers and wines
- and are willing to drink mouthwash and aftershave.’
- ‘For years
- I had identified with what I saw in my community: the gang members
- drug dealers
- street hustlers and even the winos sitting in the alley.’
- ‘A band was playing to a fantastically diverse range of people; young
- old
- winos
- students
- girls dressed up for a night on the town
- Millwall boys in their caps.’
- ‘The difference between a proper evening of bar hopping and a night of being rooted in a single bar is the same difference between the free-ranging hobo and the street-corner wino.’
- ‘Who was it who complained about the winos on the Boulevard and said they were not good for the image of the Cathedral?’
- ‘She would walk to Skid Row and stand in line with the hobos
- the winos
- the junkies
- and the Mexicans until the farm buses came and the farmers picked out the workers they wanted’.’
- ‘‘We went for the craic and because it had so many real characters
- from the winos who used to steal money off the pool table to Mick the Hippy
- ’ adds another former regular.’
- ‘Light beer buffs have no business near the red winos
- for example
- who could never appreciate the quantitative method to our madness.’
- ‘He said: ‘People used to sit on the bench
- sometimes winos
- but they never caused any problems.’’
- ‘Oh yeah
- did you hear the one about the wino and the alcoholic who go to the liquor store together?’
- ‘They'll share all this
- like winos sharing a bottle of Ripple
- without having to get your consent.’
- ‘Tramps and winos in France must live like kings.’
- ‘I was sad to see two very young lads drinking Buckfast wine
- well on the road to becoming winos.’
- ‘Throw into the mix a few anti-social neds
- winos and prisoners newly released from the three prisons up on Portland
- and it's no wonder that the station has a reputation for trouble.’
- ‘Real winos roll in and
- out of shot
- 12-year-old boys poke their head in front of the camera and Islingtonites ignore stewards asking them to keep left.’
- ‘Hey
- some of the greatest drunks of history were winos.’
- ‘I drink in moderation
- not nearly as much as winos and hobos.’
- ‘I'm a fan of wine
- but I don't call myself a wino (though others might).’
- ‘When I was an undergraduate I spent my weekends fending off aggressive winos as I worked behind the counter in an edge-of-Oxford corner shop.’
- ‘The junkies
- the tramps
- the oddballs
- the undesirables the NYPD usually spend their evenings moving along
- had inveigled their way into ‘respectable’ company for one night of their lives.’