fridge

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈfrɪdʒ/ UK /fɹɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4005

Meanings

1

noun
A refrigerator; an appliance that keeps food cold.

Please put the milk back in the fridge.
2

verb
To put something in the fridge to keep it cold.

She fridged the leftovers so they would stay fresh.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to put something in the... refrigerate

Word family

Forms fridges

Simplified etymology

Fridge arose in the 1920s as a shortened form of refrigerator. Refrigerator belongs to the same Latin word family as frigid, ultimately deriving from Latin frigus, “cold.”

Etymology

The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find.

Topics

Food & Drink

External links

# fridge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈfrɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /fɹɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 4005

## Meanings
1. A refrigerator; an appliance that keeps food cold.
2. To put something in the fridge to keep it cold.

## Examples
- Please put the milk back in the fridge.
- She fridged the leftovers so they would stay fresh.

## Etymology
The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find.

## AI Etymology
Fridge as a noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find. In current use, the main senses are “A refrigerator; an appliance that keeps food cold” and “To put something in the fridge to keep it cold”.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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