tinnie

Noun

tinnie (plural tinnies)

1. (Australia, slang) A can of beer.
   • Far better to send one of the girls out for a pizza and some tinnies, and then give her undivided attention when she returns.2005, Jack Leonard, Bad Altitude, page 170
   • In a city where alcohol was once the main currency (see p23), it′s little wonder that drinking is a big part of the social fabric – whether it′s knocking back some tinnies on the beach or meeting mates at the pub.2008, Peter Dragicevich, Jolyon Attwooll, Sydney, Lonely Planet, page 154
2. (Australia, slang) A small open aluminium boat.
   • The bullies laughed and whistled and the tinnie turned once more, this time racing straight towards them from the port beam, bows tilted up, spray creaming out.2003, Christopher Cummings, The Mudskipper Cup: A North Queensland Story about Navy Cadets, page 355
   • Part of the tinnie could be seen pushed up against the bank but otherwise it had all sunk.2007, Caroline De Costa, Rookwood Island, page 239
3. (New Zealand, slang) A small package of drugs wrapped in foil.
   • Or swapped them for some tinnies, a bottle of El D?2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 25