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tallboy

[tawl-boi]

noun

  1. English Furniture.

    1. a chest of drawers supported by a low stand.

    2. a chest-on-chest.

  2. a tall chimney pot.

  3. a tall-stemmed goblet.

  4. a 16- or 24-ounce (454- or 680-gram) can containing a beverage, especially beer.

  5. Military.Tallboy, a 12,000-pound (5400-kilogram) British bomb of World War II, designed to penetrate the target or plunge deep into the ground before detonating.



tallboy

/ ˈɔːˌɔɪ /

noun

  1. a high chest of drawers made in two sections and placed one on top of the other; chest-on-chest

  2. a fitting on the top of a chimney to prevent downdraughts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tallboy1

First recorded in 1670–80; tall + boy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tallboy1

C18: from tall + boy
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Books on what constitutes masculinity keep churning out like a fraternity pledge spewing after shooting a tallboy.

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She also mentioned that the company had sent her a tallboy can with her face on it to celebrate the 365-day milestone of her public sharing of her transition journey.

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The video featured a photo of a promotional Bud Light tallboy with the influencer's face on it.

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In her post, which was less than a minute long, she said that the company had sent a tallboy can of Bud Light featuring her photo.

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We don’t see J.R. slam cocktails at Penn Station and pick up a few Budweiser tallboys for the ride to the bar, as he does in the book.

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What else does tallboy mean?

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