frostie

English

Alternative forms

• frosty

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.’

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “frosty n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang