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Dipsomaniac vs Wino - What's the difference?

dipsomaniac | wino |

As nouns the difference between dipsomaniac and wino

is that dipsomaniac is one with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic while wino is a wine-drinking alcoholic.

dipsomaniac

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
  • A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.

    • Synonyms

    * alcoholic * dipso * drunkard * sot * lush

    Antonyms

    * abstain * teetotal * temperance * on the wagon

    Related terms

    * dipsomania * dipsomaniacal

    wino

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A wine-drinking alcoholic.
    • Related terms
    * meth * meths drinker

    Etymology 2

    W'' boson + ''-ino .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.

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