splo
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Meaning · English
Illegally produced liquor; moonshine.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Packed in one-gallon plastic milk jugs, it's shipped to eastern cities such as Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Miami and New York. Once there, the splo (short for the explosion in one's head after drinking some) sells in shot houses by the glass at enormous profit.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “splo” mean?
Illegally produced liquor; moonshine.
Is “splo” formal or informal?
splo is generally slang.