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schooner

SKOO-nernounColloquial

A Australian English slang term. Browse all Australian slang.

What it means

  1. 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