tallie

English

Etymology

From tall +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tallie (plural tallies)

  1. (Australia, slang) A tall beer bottle.
    • 2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 14:
      But on the flip side, there was only half a six-pack and one single solitary tallie in the fridge, with payday two days away, and both his credit cards maxed out since who could fucking remember when.

Anagrams

Old French

Noun

tallie oblique singular, f (oblique plural tallies, nominative singular tallie, nominative plural tallies)

  1. (rare, Anglo-Norman) alternative form of taille
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