Icebox

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈʌɪsbÉ’ks/

Alternative forms

• ice-box

Origin

From ice + box.

Full definition of icebox

Noun

1. A box or compartment containing ice. from 19th c.
2. (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
3. (US) A refrigerator. from 20th c.
4. (US slang) A prison. from 20th c.
• 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 53:‘The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.’

Adjective

1. agreeable, awesome. as a superlative of cool
• 1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones http://www.4q.dk/a51/viewpage.php?page_id=14MIKE: 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!