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puli.

drunkard, sot (one who is badly addicted with alcohol, to the point where the person is completely dependent on it)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpuli/[ˈpuli]
  1. drunkard, sot (one who is badly addicted with alcohol, to the point where the person is completely dependent on it)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Shortened from pulituuri (“French polish”), commonly used in the past as surrogate alcohol.

noun/ˈpuli/[ˈpuli]
  1. puli

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Hungarian puli.

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