Definition of wino
winos
: a usually indigent alcoholic who is addicted especially to wine
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I got acquainted with the local winos, and some of them were nice guys.
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Even his midlife crises like About Schmidt and Sideways were filled with cranks, winos and idiot savants.
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Circa 1915
First Known Use of wino
circa 1915
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playDefinition of wino for English Language Learners
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: a person who has no place to live and who is often drunk
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