Colloquial Variant guide

40

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being ten more than thirty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forty, xl, twoscore

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forty, XL

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: large integer

History

Etymology

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