Dictionary entry

Yoicks

Pronunciation: /jɔɪks/

Pronunciation

/jɔɪks/

Myanmar Meaning

အမဲလိုက်ခွေးများကို အားပေးနှိုးဆော်သည့် မြေခွေးလိုက်သမားများ အော်ဟစ်သံ။

Definition

wino /'waÇnǝƱ/ n ( pl -os ) ( infml ) အရက္မျဖတ္ႏိုင္သူ။ အရက္အိုး။

Examples

  1. ‘People assume this because winos appear drunk quite a lot of the time
  2. tend to favor the higher-proof beers and wines
  3. and are willing to drink mouthwash and aftershave.’
  4. ‘For years
  5. I had identified with what I saw in my community: the gang members
  6. drug dealers
  7. street hustlers and even the winos sitting in the alley.’
  8. ‘A band was playing to a fantastically diverse range of people; young
  9. old
  10. winos
  11. students
  12. girls dressed up for a night on the town
  13. Millwall boys in their caps.’
  14. ‘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.’
  15. ‘Who was it who complained about the winos on the Boulevard and said they were not good for the image of the Cathedral?’
  16. ‘She would walk to Skid Row and stand in line with the hobos
  17. the winos
  18. the junkies
  19. and the Mexicans until the farm buses came and the farmers picked out the workers they wanted’.’
  20. ‘‘We went for the craic and because it had so many real characters
  21. from the winos who used to steal money off the pool table to Mick the Hippy
  22. ’ adds another former regular.’
  23. ‘Light beer buffs have no business near the red winos
  24. for example
  25. who could never appreciate the quantitative method to our madness.’
  26. ‘He said: ‘People used to sit on the bench
  27. sometimes winos
  28. but they never caused any problems.’’
  29. ‘Oh yeah
  30. did you hear the one about the wino and the alcoholic who go to the liquor store together?’
  31. ‘They'll share all this
  32. like winos sharing a bottle of Ripple
  33. without having to get your consent.’
  34. ‘Tramps and winos in France must live like kings.’
  35. ‘I was sad to see two very young lads drinking Buckfast wine
  36. well on the road to becoming winos.’
  37. ‘Throw into the mix a few anti-social neds
  38. winos and prisoners newly released from the three prisons up on Portland
  39. and it's no wonder that the station has a reputation for trouble.’
  40. ‘Real winos roll in and
  41. out of shot
  42. 12-year-old boys poke their head in front of the camera and Islingtonites ignore stewards asking them to keep left.’
  43. ‘Hey
  44. some of the greatest drunks of history were winos.’
  45. ‘I drink in moderation
  46. not nearly as much as winos and hobos.’
  47. ‘I'm a fan of wine
  48. but I don't call myself a wino (though others might).’
  49. ‘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.’
  50. ‘The junkies
  51. the tramps
  52. the oddballs
  53. the undesirables the NYPD usually spend their evenings moving along
  54. had inveigled their way into ‘respectable’ company for one night of their lives.’