schooner
SKOO-nernounColloquial
A Australian English slang term. Browse all Australian slang.
What it means
A glass of beer, 425ml in most of Australia. Beer glass sizes and their names vary by state, which is a live source of confusion for Australians themselves.
In use
Two schooners of the pale ale, thanks.
In South Australia a schooner is a different size entirely.
Note: A schooner is 285ml in South Australia — genuinely the same word for a different measure.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- pot, middy