Definition
Plural of cordy; informal term for cordial drinks, or Australian slang for cordwood (short lengths of wood stacked for fuel).
Etymology
From 'cordy,' a shortened form of 'cordial' in British and Australian English, dating back to the 20th century as casual speech. The term also relates to 'cordwood,' wood cut into standard cord lengths.
Kelly Says
In Australia, 'cordies' for a drink after school was part of childhood culture, and it's fascinating how the same word also refers to stacked firewood—both things that came in consistent, standardized units!
Translations
ARالعربية
كورديس
kor-dees
CACatalà
cordies
kor-dee-es
CSČeština
cordies
kor-dee-es
DADansk
cordies
kor-dee-es
DEDeutsch
cordies
kor-dee-es
ELΕλληνικά
κορδίες
kor-dee-es
ESEspañol
cordies
kor-dee-es
FISuomi
cordies
kor-dee-es
FRFrançais
cordies
kor-dee
HUMagyar
cordies
kor-dee-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
cordies
kor-dee-es
ITItaliano
cordies
kor-dee-es
MSBahasa Melayu
cordies
kor-dee-es
NLNederlands
cordies
kor-dee-es
NONorsk
cordies
kor-dee-es
PLPolski
cordies
kor-dee-es
PTPortuguês
cordies
kor-dee-es
RORomână
cordies
kor-dee-es
RUРусский
кордии
kor-dee-i
SVSvenska
cordies
kor-dee-es
SWKiswahili
cordies
kor-dee-es
TAதமிழ்
கார்டிஸ்
ka-r-dis
TEతెలుగు
కార్డిస్
ka-r-dis
TRTürkçe
cordies
kor-dee-es
UKУкраїнська
кордії
kor-dee-i
VITiếng Việt
cordies
kor-dee-es