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.