• Milko

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɪlkəʊ

    Origin

    From milk + -o("diminutive suffix").

    Full definition of milko

    Noun

    milko

    (plural milkos)
    1. (Australia, informal) A milkman.
      • 1998, August 15, Seagrass, Lousy Milk , Actually, having been denied the right to employment in my chosen occupation, makin' chemicals, and being now a milko, i can give you the inside information on this story.
      • 1998, December 17, David Bennetts , Neutral Bay tram line , In the resulting commotion dogs barked and the milko's horse shied, leaving broken bottles and spilt milk all over Hayes St.
      • 2001, March 11, Brash, Multiculturalism leaves no place for Australian culture , (As a child, I used to love hearing the "clip clop clip clop" of the milko′s horse as he arrived in our street in the morning).

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