stubbie

stubbie

slang A beer bottle that is shorter and stouter than the long-necked design of the industry-standard bottle. Primarily heard in Australia. I'm going to the kitchen for a stubbie. Anyone else want one? John's bringing a slab of stubbies, but you can bring whatever you like if you don't want to drink beer.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stubby
  • crack a bottle
  • on the bottle
  • bottle up
  • the genie is out of the bottle
  • hit the bottle
  • crack open a bottle
  • crack open a/the bottle
  • crack a bottle open
  • brown bottle flu
References in periodicals archive
"Cafe culture" favourites fruit smoothies and muffins enter the 'basket of goods' used to calculate the Retail Price Index for the first time, while time has been called on the once-popular cases of 'stubbie' beer bottles
Public still has little faith in integrity of official figures; STATISTICS
We would stop at a bottle shop on the way for Foster's stubbies and pack them in the panel van or the station wagon.
1982
Since enforcement officers were allowed on to health board sites they have spoken with hundreds of people, handed out more than 300 portable "stubbie" ashtrays and issued around 100 on-the-spot fines.
Health sites' litter clampdown nets PS7,500
As you can imagine, it is very costly to have somebody picking the individual tips up when all we need to do is put them back into the cigarette packet, or purchase a "stubbie" or "butt bin" for approximately pounds 1 off the internet.
No butts, put them in a bin
The single was joined by microwave ovens, "stubbie" lagers and 35mm camera films, the British Office for National Statistics revealed.
CDs 'are on the way out'
The single was joined by microwave ovens, "stubbie" lagers and 35mm camera films, according to the Office for National Statistics.
CD singles spin out of cost-of-living basket
But instead of putting a price on his head, all they want is to pin a Barmy Army T-shirt to his chest, stick an ice-cold "stubbie" in his hand and welcome him to cricket's motley crew of beer-drinkers, burger-munchers and backpackers.
CRICKET: THE BATTLE FOR THE ASHES: 2ND TEST, AT ADELAIDE OVAL: WANTED: RORY ALLEN TO JOIN THE BARMY ARMY; REWARD: HE COULD EVEN GET A GAME