stubbie

stubbie noun: a small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby.

Noun

stubbie (plural stubbies)

(Australia, New Zealand) A small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby.
- Joe drank his lone stubbie of light beer like it was poison – which isn′t far wrong.2006, Tom Conyers, Morse Code for Cats, 2008, Zeus Publications, Australia, page 59
- Every time you throw your Coke can or your stubbie, or leave your McDonald′s wrapper on the beach, you spoil our beautiful pristine coastline.2002, Patsy McCarthy, Caroline Hatcher, Presentation Skills: The Essential Guide for Students, Australia: Allen & Unwin, page 99

The communal area is constantly cruisey, whether you′re slung low in a hammock or sipping your BYO stubbie in the cool, cushioned area with a frayed map in hand.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 384:
In PNG we would buy beer wholesale at around 10 cents per stubbie or can, and sell it to ourselves at 20 cents per stubbie or can.2011, S. J. Waddell, Exploration Days: An a to Z of Ways of Dying in Mineral Exploration, Xlibris, page 76:

plural	stubbies
alternative form	stubby

From stub + -ie.

What does stubbie mean?: Stubbie means a small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby.
How do you use stubbie in a sentence?: The communal area is constantly cruisey, whether you′re slung low in a hammock or sipping your BYO stubbie in the cool, cushioned area with a frayed map in hand.
What part of speech is stubbie?: Stubbie is a noun.
What is the plural of stubbie?: The plural of stubbie is stubbies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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