icebox

noun, adj — 7 senses

icebox

noun

UK /ˈʌɪsbɒks/

Etymology From ice + box.

1

A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.

2

UK A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.

3

US, Dated A refrigerator.

4

US, Slang A city with a cold or snowy climate.

I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.

5

US, Slang A prison.

The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, page 47:

6

US, Slang A morgue.

Synonyms: cool box, cooler, coolbox, chilly bin, esky
Derived terms: icebox cake, icebox cookie, iceboxful, icebox pie

icebox

adj

Etymology From ice + box.

1

Slang agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool)

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!1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones:

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