tall ones

Large draft servings

Tall ones refers to people or things of above-average height within a group.

The phrase often appears when selecting or distinguishing: Grab the tall ones from the back row.

In casual bar or café settings, a tall one typically means a large serving of beer or coffee.

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high rise · skyscraper · mountain · giraffe · gentle giant · lofty · redwood · redwood forest · immense · monolithic · sunflower · ostrich · lighthouse · bamboo · obelisk · sequoia · steeple · monument

Opposites
height/stature

tall oneslittle ones

Affectionate term for children

wee ones · half-pints · shorties · runts · pipsqueaks

drink size (informal)

tall oneshalf-pints

Slang for small people

nips · shots · shorties · tasters · samplers

Family

tall, one, taller, tallest, tallness, ones, oneness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G