ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tallboy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tallboy is a noun meaning (US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).

Meaning

(US) A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).

More Meanings

  1. (nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker.
  2. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
  3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
  4. (furniture) A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.

Example Sentences

In her post, which was less than a minute long, she said that the company had sent her a tallboy can of Bud Light with her face on it. An image of the can was edited into the video.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tallboy

Depending on context, synonyms include highboy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include highboy, lowboy, chest, bookchest, bureau, toolchest.

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