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40

40 noun: a bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.

Noun

40 (plural 40s)

  1. (US, slang) A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.
    • [Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.1995 July 4, “I got 5 on it”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz and Michael Marshall (singer)
    • But when it's all said and done, I'll be forty / Before I know it with a 40 on the porch tellin' stories2000, “Drug Ballad”, in The Marshall Mathers LP, performed by Eminem

Forms of 40

plural40s

Phrases with 40

Questions about 40

What does 40 mean?
40 means a bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.
What part of speech is 40?
40 is a noun.
What is the plural of 40?
The plural of 40 is 40s.

Words near 40 in the dictionary

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  3. 4/20
  4. 4/4
  5. 4/4 time
  6. 40
  7. 40 burger
  8. 40 burgers
  9. 40 mike-mike
  10. 40 mike-mikes
  11. 40% keyboard

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