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juoppo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alcoholic noun A person who is addicted to alcohol.
  • bacchanal adj (literary) Connected with the god Bacchus or the celebrations held in his honor.
  • boozer noun Someone who drinks alcohol regularly and heavily.
  • dipsomaniac noun Someone with an intense, uncontrollable craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
  • drunk adj Impaired by drinking too much alcohol.
  • lightweight noun A boxing (or similar combat sport) weight class between welterweight and featherweight, or a competitor in it.
  • lush adj Growing thickly and vigorously; richly green and full of life.
  • tippler noun Someone who sells alcoholic drinks, or who runs a tavern.

Senses

juoppo is used for these senses in English:

  • alcoholic One who abuses alcohol.
  • bacchanal A devotee of Bacchus.
  • boozer (colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.
  • dipsomaniac One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
  • drunk A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
  • lightweight A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
  • lush (slang, pejorative) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
  • tippler A habitual drinker; a bibber.

alcoholic — full definition

  1. noun A person who is addicted to alcohol.
  2. adj Containing alcohol, or relating to alcohol.

bacchanal — full definition

  1. adj (literary) Connected with the god Bacchus or the celebrations held in his honor.
  2. adj Taking part in wild, drunken partying; rowdy and loud from drink.
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