dorm fridge

Compact college appliance

A dorm fridge is a small, compact refrigerator designed to fit in tight spaces like college dormitory rooms.

Typically under three cubic feet, it holds drinks, snacks, and a few perishables—enough for one person's basics but not much more: We kept beer and leftover pizza in the dorm fridge.

The term extends to any miniature refrigerator used in bedrooms, offices, or hotel rooms.

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snacks · beer · leftovers · cold pizza · cramped · humming · roommate · cold · freezer · ice · beverages · midnight · ramen · takeout · small · cube · cubic feet · energy

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size/capacity

dorm fridgewalk-in cooler

Refrigerated room for storage

cold room · chest freezer · deep freeze

scale of use/context

dorm fridgemeat locker

Refrigerated room for carcasses

cold room

installation/permanence

dorm fridgeSub-Zero

Below freezing point

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G