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puli

Pronunciation: /ˈpuli/

“puli” is a Finnish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. drunkard, sot (one who is badly addicted with alcohol, to the point where the person is completely dependent on it)
  2. puli

Etymology

Shortened from pulituuri (“French polish”), commonly used in the past as surrogate alcohol.

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