English Explanatory Dictionary

stay frosty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way.
  2. To keep one's cool.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, frosty.

Word forms

stay frosty stays frosty staying frosty stayed frosty

Etymology

Originally military slang, probably as a reference to keeping one's cool, but with extra emphasis because of the need to stay alert in dangerous situations.

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