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/ˈwaɪnəʊ/ · noun
(derogatory) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard..
My grandmother was a Puerto Rican wino from Spanish Harlem named Migdalia, but everybody called her Mimi. My moms and Aunt Dru were her only kids. Mimi was a tall, light-skinned woman with long wavy hair and high cheekbones. She drank cheap wine and laughed all day long.
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Wino means (derogatory) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard..
Common synonyms include alcoholic, drunk, alco, alkie.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My grandmother was a Puerto Rican wino from Spanish Harlem named Migdalia, but everybody called her Mimi. My moms and Aunt Dru were her only kids. Mimi was a tall, light-skinned woman with long wavy hair and high cheekbones. She drank cheap wine and laughed all day long.
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