puliukko

== Finnish == === Etymology === puli- +‎ ukko (“gaffer”). Initial part from pulituuri (“French polish”), from Swedish polityr (“French polish”), in reference to the practice of separating substitute alcohol from French polish by adding salt to it and then shaking it. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuliˌukːo/, [ˈpuliˌukːo̞] Rhymes: -ukːo Syllabification(key): pu‧li‧uk‧ko Hyphenation(key): puli‧ukko === Noun === puliukko (informal, derogatory) drunkard, especially a homeless one that has completely lost the control of their life Synonyms: rappioalkoholisti, laitapuolen kulkija, (colloquial) deeku, pultsari, spurgu, see also Thesaurus:juoppo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “puliukko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023