Darwin stubby
noun (plural Darwin stubbies) Australian
A very large bottle of beer, typically 2.25 litres: he walked in carrying a Darwin stubby, which he would sink before dinner...
- Up here, unless you can down a couple Darwin stubbies before recess you are suspected of being a wuss.
- Be wary of the 1.25-liter Darwin stubby, though it's really only bought as a novelty souvenir these days.
- I could sure use a Darwin stubby.
Origin
1980s: a humorous allusion to the alleged prodigious thirst of people from the tropical Northern Territory, with reference to the small size of beer bottle known in Australia as a stubby.