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Icebox

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool) not-comparable, slang

    "MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool? BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!"

Noun
  1. 1
    A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
  2. 2
    white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures wordnet
  3. 3
    A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. UK
  4. 4
    A refrigerator. US, dated
  5. 5
    A city with a cold or snowy climate. US, slang

    "I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest."

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  1. 6
    A prison. US, slang

    "‘The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.’"

  2. 7
    A morgue. US, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ice + box.

Etymology 2

From ice + box.

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