forty
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Meaning · English
A bottle (of beer) containing forty fluid ounces.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
It's on, wrap my lips around the forty / And when it comes to getting another stogie […] Grab your forty, let's get keyed
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “forty” mean?
A bottle (of beer) containing forty fluid ounces.
Is “forty” formal or informal?
forty is generally slang.