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cooler
noun cool·er \ˈkü-lər\
: a container for keeping food or drinks cool
: a cold drink that usually contains alcohol
the cooler : a prison or jail
Full Definition of COOLER
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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
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First Known Use of COOLER
1575
Related to COOLER
- Synonyms
- bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], jail, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]
COOLER Defined for Kids
cooler
noun cool·er \ˈkü-lər\
Definition of COOLER for Kids
: a container for keeping food or drinks cool
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