icebox
noun
- non-mechanical household appliance for cooling foodstuffs
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/
adj
Etymology: From ice + box.
- 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!”
noun
Etymology: From ice + box.
- A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
- A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
- A refrigerator.
- A city with a cold or snowy climate.
“I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.”
- A prison.
“The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.”
- A morgue.