quick smoko
- noun
- Australian
:
descanso para fumar
- The workers took a quick smoko before returning to the construction site.
Examples
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Let's have a quick smoko and then finish the paperwork.
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He always enjoys a quick smoko during his break.
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He suggested a quick smoko outside before the meeting resumed.
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Let's take a quick smoko before we start the next task.
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The workers took a quick smoko before returning to the construction site.
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He suggested a quick smoko outside before the meeting resumed.
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Let's have a quick smoko and then finish the paperwork.
Synonyms
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1.0
A short break from work to drink coffee or eat a small snack
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3.0
A short break to breathe and rest
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9.8
A short break at work to smoke or have a drink
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a short smoking break' is directly derivable from combining 'quick' (short) with 'smoko' (a brief pause for smoking or snacks). Although 'smoko' is regional Australian/New Zealand slang and may be unknown to some learners, given knowledge of both constituents the compound is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
The noun quick smoko comes from Australia and New Zealand. Workers used smoko, from smoke plus a friendly '-o' ending, to mean a short 'smoking' 'break', so quick smoko means a very short smoke break at work.