"40" meaning in English

See 40 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-40.ogg [Australia] Forms: 40s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 40 (plural 40s)
  1. (US, slang) A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-40-en-noun-sPszF~1N Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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