tinnies

Aluminum drink containers

Tinnies is Australian and New Zealand slang for cans of beer: We grabbed some tinnies and headed to the beach.

The word comes from the tin cans, though modern beer cans are aluminum.

A tinny can also be a small aluminum boat.

In British slang, tinnies sometimes refers to wraps of drugs sold in foil.

beer

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

pilsner · stout · brew · six-pack · esky · cooler · pub · chug · slab · carton

fishing

rod

Thin rigid stick

lure · cast · line · hook · catch · angler · net · float · sinker · barramundi

recreation

picnic

Outdoor casual meal

leisure · outdoors · beach · river · lake · weekend · relaxation · holiday · sunshine · cooler

boat

dinghy

Small auxiliary watercraft

fishing boat · outboard · skiff · rowboat · canoe · kayak · catamaran · launch · inflatable · tender

Opposites
beverage container type

tinniesbottles

Narrow-necked liquid containers

glass bottles · bottled beer · stubbies · longnecks · draught beer

beer serving format

tinniesdraught beer

Beer from a keg

draft · pints · schooners · on tap · keg beer

WATERCRAFT MATERIAL (Australian usage)

tinnieswooden boats

Watercraft made from timber

inflatables · rubber dinghies

Family

tinning, tinniness

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