nounmethos

• 1Australian, New Zealand informal Methylated spirit.

  More example sentences

  • ‘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. 1.1count noun A person addicted to drinking methylated spirit.
     More example sentences

     • ‘I wonder will that increase stealing and drinking by the local methos under the pier?’
     Synonyms

     drinker, heavy drinker, problem drinker, drunk, drunkard, alcoholic, dipsomaniac, alcohol-abuser, alcohol addict, person with a drink problem