dipso

dipso
/dip"soh/, n., pl. dipsos. Slang.
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
[1875-80; by shortening; cf. -O]

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  • dipso--dipso — dì·pso dì·pso conf. TS scient. sete, bisogno di bere: dipsomania {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: dal gr. dipso , cfr. dípsa …   Dizionario italiano

  • dipso — noun (plural dipsos) Etymology: by shortening Date: 1880 one affected with dipsomania …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Dipso — one who suffers from an insatiable craving for alcoholic drink; dipsomaniac …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • dipso — Australian Slang one who suffers from an insatiable craving for alcoholic drink; dipsomaniac …   English dialects glossary

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