Definitions
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- noun Australia, New Zealand A
cigarette break from work or military duty, often used onboard ship. - noun Australia, New Zealand, colloquial Any similar break from work for a drink, rest, snack, etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anti-smoking campaign group Quit says the colloquial name of a work break should be changed from 'smoko' to 'quito'.
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"The term 'smoko' should be relegated to the history books, where it will sit nicely amongst other old-fashioned terms like the 'ladies lounge' and the 'six o'clock swill'."
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The long-held Australian tradition of taking a 'smoko' could soon be a thing of the past.
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I looked and found no reference to “smoko” so I left.
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—Noko wena hayikona vula lo festele ebusuku loskelem smoko ga lo tshisa malahle zo bulala wena.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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Say you've knocked off for a smoko and you'll be back later on.
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They'll swim for Bespin, my Lord, to have a smoko with a gas-cocky called Calrissian.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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Say you've knocked off for a smoko and you'll be back later on.
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They'll swim for Bespin, my Lord, to have a smoko with a gas-cocky called Calrissian.
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—Noko wena hayikona vula lo festele ebusuku loskelem smoko ga lo tshisa malahle zo bulala wena.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
bilby commented on the word smoko
Australian slang - a rest break. Probably falling into disuse due to the politically incorrect reference to smoking.
December 6, 2007