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单词 Darwin stubby
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Darwin stubby

noun (plural Darwin stubbies) Australian
A very large bottle of beer, typically 2.25 litres: he walked in carrying a Darwin stubby, which he would sink before dinner...
  • Up here, unless you can down a couple Darwin stubbies before recess you are suspected of being a wuss.
  • Be wary of the 1.25-liter Darwin stubby, though it's really only bought as a novelty souvenir these days.
  • I could sure use a Darwin stubby.

Origin

1980s: a humorous allusion to the alleged prodigious thirst of people from the tropical Northern Territory, with reference to the small size of beer bottle known in Australia as a stubby.

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