slab
Meaning
A carton of 24 cans or bottles of beer.
Example
We picked up a slab on the way to the barbie.
Origin
From the flat, rectangular shape of the carton.
Nearby words
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- slagTo spit, especially to hawk up phlegm. Also a noun for the spit itself.
- slanterA trick, swindle or dodge; something crooked or fake.
- slaterA woodlouse; a small grey crustacean with a segmented shell, found under logs, stones and pot plants.