1Australian, New Zealand informal Methylated spirit.
‘Anyway, the doc sorted me out, although, being a typical Australian Male, I believe I could have done the same thing at home with a swiss army knife, a candle, a bottle of metho and a mirror.’
‘Anyway, I reached for the bottle but I slipped on the chair, next thing the grotty bottle of metho goes flying in the air and I go flying and I end up with a mouthful of metho!’
‘Marcia, swigging some metho, thanked Dan for the performance.’
‘We got em off with a mixture of metho and elbow grease.’
‘The man was using the metho when it caught alight and exploded.’
1.1count nounA person addicted to drinking methylated spirit.
‘I wonder will that increase stealing and drinking by the local methos under the pier?’
drinker, heavy drinker, problem drinker, drunk, drunkard, alcoholic, dipsomaniac, alcohol-abuser, alcohol addict, person with a drink problem
Origin
1930s abbreviation.
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