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frostie en · NOUN

Etymology

From frost + -ie.

Meanings

1. (Australia, US, slang) A chilled glass or can of beer.
   • 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.’ 2012, Gideon Haigh, On Warne, London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page unknown:

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