Definition of Darwin stubby in English:

Darwin stubby

nounPlural 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
Example sentencesExamples
- Along with its explanation of dishlickers and Darwin stubbies, it devotes nearly 90 pages to Aboriginal languages.
- These are people who herd cattle with helicopters and drink two-litre bottles of beer called Darwin stubbies.
- The Darwin stubby, the largest bottle of beer in Australia—and perhaps the world—was first introduced in Darwin in 1958.
- Crowds of Darwin stubby swillers kept the ponies racing until the last.
- How big is the Northern Territory's famous Darwin stubby?
- Be wary of the 1.25-liter Darwin stubby, though it's really only bought as a novelty souvenir these days.
- The Darwin thirst is summed up by the famed Darwin stubby—a beer bottle that looks just like any other stubby, except that it contains 2 litres instead of 375 millilitres.
- The record for downing a Darwin stubby is one minute, two seconds.
- Up here, unless you can down a couple Darwin stubbies before recess you are suspected of being a wuss.
- 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.

单词	Darwin stubby
释义	Definition of Darwin stubby in English: Darwin stubby nounPlural 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 Example sentencesExamples Along with its explanation of dishlickers and Darwin stubbies, it devotes nearly 90 pages to Aboriginal languages. These are people who herd cattle with helicopters and drink two-litre bottles of beer called Darwin stubbies. The Darwin stubby, the largest bottle of beer in Australia—and perhaps the world—was first introduced in Darwin in 1958. Crowds of Darwin stubby swillers kept the ponies racing until the last. How big is the Northern Territory's famous Darwin stubby? Be wary of the 1.25-liter Darwin stubby, though it's really only bought as a novelty souvenir these days. The Darwin thirst is summed up by the famed Darwin stubby—a beer bottle that looks just like any other stubby, except that it contains 2 litres instead of 375 millilitres. The record for downing a Darwin stubby is one minute, two seconds. Up here, unless you can down a couple Darwin stubbies before recess you are suspected of being a wuss. 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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