antifreeze

antifreeze

1. A substance that is used to keep liquid from freezing, typically in an internal-combustion engine. You could really damage your engine if you don't use antifreeze, you know.
2. slang Alcohol. A: "Shouldn't all those fans in the stadium be shivering?" B: "Eh, they've probably had enough antifreeze at this point that they barely notice the cold—and maybe the game too."

antifreezed

slang Drunk. "Antifreeze" is sometimes used as a slang term for alcohol. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really antifreezed!
See also: antifreeze
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

antifreeze

n. liquor; any legal or illegal alcohol. With enough antifreeze, I can stand the cold.

antifreezed

mod. alcohol intoxicated. He appears to be frozen even though he’s antifreezed.
See also: antifreeze
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • cylinder head
  • under hatches
  • under the hatches
  • engine room
  • jump-start
  • jump-start someone
  • pump through
  • pump through (something)
  • closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • it will take some doing
References in periodicals archive
Global Antifreeze Proteins (AFP) Market report is designed in a method that helps readers to acquire a complete knowledge about the overall market scenario for the projected period.
Different additive packs produce different types of antifreeze, which is necessary since car manufacturers build engines in different ways, resulting in varied antifreeze requirements.
Halco is a distributor of finished lubricants, antifreeze and other ancillary product lines throughout Georgia, South Carolina, and portions of Alabama and North Carolina.
"Also I want people in the area to check that they haven't left any antifreeze around which cats would be able to get to."
A neighbour's cat had to be put down days before and two others died in 2016, all killed by eating food laced with antifreeze.
Now she's urging whoever puts the antifreeze out so the cats can drink it - whether deliberately or accidentally - to stop.
Lisa Jones I lost one of my cats on Wednesday to antifreeze poisoning.
Cats are known to like the taste of antifreeze but it can be lethal to them, even if they lick only a small amount spilled on the road.
e company launched a petition - reported in the ECHO - calling on antifreeze manufacturers to add chemicals to their products to make them taste more bitter.
Vetsure pet insurance's managing director Ashley Gray said: "There is always an increase in cases at vet surgeries at this time of year and there is anecdotal evidence the incidence of antifreeze poisoning seems to be on the increase - especially in cats.
1 animal exposed to antifreeze, are gulpers and do not take the time to taste things first," Dr.
"If you want to get years and years of reliable life from your new car, antifreeze must perform at a whole new level," says Colin Dilley, director of technology at Prestone Products Corporation, a leading name in this field.
Antifreeze is extremely toxic to both cats and dogs.
On December 13, 2012, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) and the Humane Society Legislative Fund jointly announced that all major marketers have agreed to voluntarily add a bitter flavoring agent to all antifreeze and engine coolant products manufactured for sale in the United States to deter animals and children from ingesting them.
The Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) and Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) jointly announced an agreement to voluntarily add a bitter flavoring agent to antifreeze and engine coolant manufactured for sale for the consumer market in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to prevent animals and children from being poisoned by the sweet-tasting liquid.