Meaning & use
koozie
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Meanings
nouncountableinformalAmerican
A thick soft holder that keeps a drink can or bottle cold and stops your hand from warming it.
Grammar: Countable: one koozie, two koozies. Usually used with 'a' or a possessive: my koozie.
Patterns
- a koozie for something
- put something in a koozie
- keep something in a koozie
He slid the cold can into a foam koozie before walking to the beach.
She keeps a koozie in her bag so her soda stays cold on the train.
The koozies they gave out at the wedding had the couple's names on them.
nouncountableinformalAmerican
A similar insulated sleeve used to keep a bottle or cup of coffee warm.
Grammar: Same countable pattern; the material (foam, neoprene) is often mentioned before it.
Patterns
- a koozie around something
- wrap something in a koozie
A neoprene koozie around the mug kept the coffee hot all morning.
He bought a koozie that fits both cans and small bottles.
Word forms
| plural | koozies |
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Common combinations
- a foam koozie
- She handed me a foam koozie so the can wouldn't drip on my hand.
- a can koozie
- Can koozies are sold at every souvenir shop in town.
- slip something into a koozie
- Slip the bottle into a koozie before you take it outside.
- a koozie with a logo
- The company gave away koozies with its logo printed on the side.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: koozie or kooky?
koozie vs kooky
'Kooky' is an adjective meaning strange or eccentric and sounds almost the same, so learners sometimes mix them up in writing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'koozie' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A koozie holds a cold drink and keeps it cold, so the soda can fits. Option An is wrong because a koozie does not cool hot soup, and 'koozie' is not used as a verb (option D).
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “koozie”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.