cooler
Pronunciation: /ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/
The English word “cooler” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- Anything which cools.
- An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
- A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.
- A type of drink made with alcohol, especially wine, mixed with fruit juice.
- samalamig drink (sweet chilled beverage, such as chilled fruit juice or other flavors like chocolate, coffee, sweet corn, etc., usually mixed with either shredded jelly and/or sago pearls or tapioca pearls)
- A prison.
- A bouncer or doorman.
- A cold deck.
- A loss suffered while holding a hand which is ordinarily strong, especially one which involves the loss of many chips.
- A final glass of porter after a session drinking spirits and water.
- A cooling swim or dip in the water.
Etymology
From cool + -er.
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