DCHP-2

stubby DCHP-2 (November 2016)

• n. — now rare, Food & Drink

  a short, squat bottle of beer (see Image 1).

  Type: 4. Culturally Significant — The stubby beer bottle was introduced in select areas of Canada in 1961 (see the quotation) and became the industry standard in Canada for beer bottles from the early 1960s to the early 1980s (see the 2012 quotation). In 1983, companies switched to American long-necked bottles and each brand had its own bottle shape. In 1992, long-necked bottles became standardized so the bottles could be used by other companies after being cleaned and sterilized (see the first 1992 quotation and the 2012 quotation). Stubbies were fondly remembered as distinctly Canadian (see the 1998 quotation) and in 2002, one brewery in Waterloo, ON, revived the stubby bottles (see the 2002 quotation). Stubbies are still used by some smaller craft breweries. These bottles are also used in Australia.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "stubby" (n.), which is marked "Cdn hist. & Austral. informal", and OED-2, s.v. "stubby", which is marked "Austral. slang", AND, s.v. "stubby" (1a).