noun
General Slang
Bottle-O
/ˈbɒtl.oʊ/ · noun · informal
A liquor store — the bottle shop where Aussies stock up on grog.
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Definitions
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Used as shorthand for a quick beer run.
“Doing a bottle-o run, anyone want anything?”
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A bottle shop or off-licence liquor store where you buy alcohol to take away.
“Stop at the bottle-o on the way, we need a slab.”
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Historically, a person who collected empty bottles for recycling or resale.
“Back in the day the bottle-o would come round the streets with his cart.”
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Bottle-O In A Sentence
The bottle-o shuts at ten so we better hurry.
Drive-through bottle-o is the greatest Australian invention going.
Met him at the bottle-o, both grabbing the same cheap wine.
Origin & Usage
Australian abbreviation of 'bottle shop' with the typical -o suffix. The older sense ('bottle collector') predates the liquor-store meaning, which became dominant in modern usage.
People Also Ask
What does bottle-o mean in Australia?
A bottle-o is a liquor store or bottle shop where you buy takeaway alcohol.
Why do Aussies say bottle-o?
It's a shortening of 'bottle shop' with the classic Australian -o ending, like 'arvo' for afternoon.
Did bottle-o ever mean something else?
Yes, it once meant a person who collected empty bottles, but the liquor-store meaning is now standard.
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