bottle-o

Australian alcohol retailer

A bottle-o is an Australian term for a liquor store or bottle shop: I'm heading to the bottle-o to grab some beers.

The -o suffix is characteristic of Australian slang, as in smoko or arvo.

Less commonly, bottle-o refers to a person who collects bottles for recycling.

australian

Aussie slang

Australian colloquial expressions

servo · bottleshop · vernacular · informal · suburban · local · corner store · neighbourhood · mate · run

products

beer

Fermented grain drink

  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • spiritsLiquor or apparitions
  • ciderPressed apple beverage

premix · RTD · champagne · whisky · vodka · rum · bourbon · gin · cooler · stubby

retail

liquor store

Retail alcohol vendor

cold room · specials board · shopping trolley · carton · slab · case · counter · refrigerator · shelf · register

Opposites
consumption location

bottle-opub

Licensed drinking establishment

bar · tavern · nightclub · beer garden · saloon

product type

bottle-ojuice bar

Shop selling fresh-squeezed drinks

café · coffee shop · tea house · milk bar · soda fountain

retail type

bottle-omilk bar

Dairy-focused refreshment counter

newsagent · chemist · health food store · juice bar

Phrases
Family

bottle, bottles, bottled, bottler, bottlers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG