frostie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From frost + -ie.

Noun

frostie (plural frosties)

  1. (US, Australia, slang) A chilled glass or can of beer.
    • 2012, Gideon Haigh, On Warne, London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page unknown:
      Nothing was really said until Glenn McGrath walked in. He sat down, noticed Warnie with a frostie and asked, ‘What the hell are you doing with a beer?’ Warnie replied, ‘Bowling day, mate—just finishing the day with a beer.’

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