tallboy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”).
Meanings
- A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
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(US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).
In her post, which was less than a minute long, she said that the company had sent her a tallboy can of Bud Light with her face on it. An image of the can was edited into the video.
2023 April 25, Amanda Holpuch, Julie Creswell, “2 Executives Are on Leave After Bud Light Promotion With Transgender Influencer”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2024:
- A kind of sail, a spanker.
- A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
- A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tallboys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tall-boy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tall boy | alternative | lexicographic |