Meanings
noun40 (plural 40s)
plural 40s
- USslangA bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.
But when it's all said and done, I'll be forty / Before I know it with a 40 on the porch tellin' stories
2000, “Drug Ballad”, in The Marshall Mathers LP, performed by Eminem1 more example
[Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.
1995 July 4, “I got 5 on it”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz and Michael Marshall (singer)
Synonyms & antonyms
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APA
40. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40
MLA
“40.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “40,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40.
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