air-con

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air-con

/ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/ UK

noun air-cons · air con · aircon · aircond

abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of air conditioning As I say, it was a very hot day, and I found that the air-con was better on 777013 than either 777001 or 777009. There are, however, no emergency hopper windows, so if the air-con goes down on a hot day, you will cook!
abbreviation, clipping, countable Clipping of air conditioner “---- it's hot in here. Sweating like a ---- dog. Chuck the air con on.” “Yeah, alright.” (BLEEP!) “Got dust all in my throat from walking outside.” “Ugh!” (GROANS) “Yeah, that air con's doing nothing, eh? My ----'s like a ---- cheese factory down here.”
Similar: air-con unit

verb air-cons · air-conning · air-conned · air con · aircon

Australia, New Zealand, UK, abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of air-condition What's going to be very interesting is that I go straight from here to DC at the end of this month, and I gather that DC is a bit warmer than it is here. Although given the way buildings get air-conned there, maybe it'll be colder inside..

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@misc{air_con_2026,
  title = {air-con},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/air-con},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}