stubbieとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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stubbie (複数形 stubbies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) A small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby.
   • 2006, Tom Conyers, Morse Code for Cats, 2008, Zeus Publications, Australia, page 59,

     Joe drank his lone stubbie of light beer like it was poison – which isn′t far wrong.

   • 2002, Patsy McCarthy, Caroline Hatcher, Presentation Skills: The Essential Guide for Students, Allen & Unwin, Australia, page 99,

     Every time you throw your Coke can or your stubbie, or leave your McDonald′s wrapper on the beach, you spoil our beautiful pristine coastline.

   • 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 384,

     The communal area is constantly cruisey, whether you′re slung low in a hammock or sipping your BYO stubbie in the cool, cushioned area with a frayed map in hand.

   • 2011, S. J. Waddell, Exploration Days: An a to Z of Ways of Dying in Mineral Exploration, Xlibris, page 76,

     In PNG we would buy beer wholesale at around 10 cents per stubbie or can, and sell it to ourselves at 20 cents per stubbie or can.

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