coldie

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noun

A cold bottle or can of beer.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nouncoldie (plural coldies)

plural coldies

  1. AustraliaA cold bottle or can of beer.

    2000, Markus Zusak, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, in 2011, Underdogs (omnibus edition), page 255, As expected, she's sitting in the stand, holding a hot dog in one hand and balancing a coldie and a cigarette in the other.

    2 more examples

    He reached under his seat and pulled out a Foster′s. “I don't suppose you′d care for a coldie?” “I don′t mind if I do.” “There′s a girl!” He popped the tab and passed it over.

    2010, Jeanne Matthews, Bones of Contention, page 302

    “G′day love. You look like you could use a coldie.” His thick Australian accent made her smile.

    2011, Craig Odanovich, The Black Widow Trainer, page 71

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Origin

From cold + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), for cold one. Compare tinnie.

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APA

coldie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie

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“coldie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coldie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie.

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