Meanings
plural coldies
- 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.
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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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From cold + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), for cold one. Compare tinnie.
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coldie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie
“coldie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coldie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldie.
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