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24 pack of stubbies or cans of beer: He bought a slab for the bbq. Compare block2, box, carton, case2.
Contributor's comments: Also used in Tasmania.
Contributor's comments: Funny thing is slab was never used in WA until recently. I had never heard anyone say the word 'slab' until I was in my mid 20's. 'Carton' has always been the name for beer that comes pre-packed in a box in WA. Slab seems to have crept it's way in as a word in the last 10 years.
Contributor's comments: Grew up in Perth and have never ever heard this word used to describe a 'carton' in Perth. It is however used all the time in Melbourne where I now live.
Contributor's comments: A slab of beer contains 30 cans, a carton contains 24.
Contributor's comments: I've heard slab used in Vic: and it is in constant use in the Army.
Contributor's comments: 'Slab' is NOT a West Australian term. The word for a 24 can box of beer is a 'carton', a 30 can box of beer is a 'block'.
Contributor's comments: A slab is sometimes referring to a mullet hair style, as in that fella has a huge slab.
Contributor's comments: Widely used in Tasmania also.
Contributor's comments: Is also used in Queensland occasionally.
Contributor's comments: To my ear, slab is relatively recent in WA - we used to call it a carton of stubbies and still do in my circles.
Contributor's comments: I first heard this word in Victoria. Everyone I know in Vic still uses this term. I have heard it very rarely in NSW.
Contributor's comments: This term is also used in Brisbane, especially for cans of beer.
Contributor's comments: This word has common usage in South Australia for same meaning.
Contributor's comments: Used in the Darwin region as well.
Contributor's comments: the term 'SLAB' is more commonly used for beer in VICTORIA than NSW where it is most often called a 'case' a USA term.
Contributor's comments: Moving from NSW to Tassie to Victoria then back to NSW, I've found slab to be far more prevalent in Tassie and Victoria. I think it originally referred specifically to Carlton United Brewery products which would be four six-packs of aluminium cans placed on a sheet of cardboard then shrinkwrapped in plastic. These days I think it generally refers to any carton of stubbies or cans.
Contributor's comments: Down here [Melbourne, Vic] its always been a slab from the bottle-o and a carton of smokes.
Contributor's comments: I came across an interesting use of the term in northern SA: distances were sometimes measured in slabs eg two people going from Birdsville to Marree would be around one and a half slabs, that's how many beers they would drink over such a distance.