Meaning of Stubby | Babel Free

Definitions

A small, squat beer bottle.

Australia, Canada, US

Equivalents

Examples

“While most stubbies looked alike, there was one distinct stubby brought out by Carling-O′Keefe.[…]The era of the stubby was short, however. Although a superior container, it was not chic enough for the 1980s drinker.”

“Annie looked at him a bit surprised and came in, and he realized she carried a bottle of beer with her. Not a stubby, but a long neck.”

“Near the memorial were some wine casks and an unopened stubby of beer, whose label⟳ was yet to fade⟳, which had been left to slake the thirst of the deceased.”

“Another notable thing that happens this month is the debut of Spycatcher on Star TV.[…]But come⟳ Wednesday night, he sits in the TV room with his stubby of Foster′s beer and watches Steve Nolan catch⟳ dirty foreigners (called Commies) selling secrets to some Russian organization called the KGB.”

“I had everything planned, and later I kept a stubby behind the spare⟳ tire⟳ of my ′37 Ford until the bottle was better aged than the beer. I don′t know⟳ what happened to it but I′m surprised that it didn′t explode⟳ with the heat of that summer.”

“A schooner (425ml in Queensland), when you allow⟳ for the collar, is not much more beer than a stubby. A stubby of home brew costs me 25 cents.”

“The Liquor Trades Union member concedes that both dogs are quite clever, but says his is even cleverer. His dog, named Measure⟳, is told to go and fetch⟳ a stubby of beer and pour⟳ seven ounces into a ten-ounce glass. It does this perfectly.”

“Anyhow, so I goes into the bar and there′s the donkey having a beer with a tourist. See⟳, the way they done it was, they′d hold⟳ up the stubby and the donkey would just guzzle it down, like⟳ there was no tomorrow.”

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