stay frosty
stay frosty · stays frosty · stayed frosty · staying frosty
To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in…To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way.
Meaning
3 senses(slang)To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way.
1986, 'Corporal Hicks', Aliens (movie): We're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert
(slang)To keep one's cool.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, frosty.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Originally military slang, probably as a reference to keeping one's cool, but with extra eOriginally 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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Forms
stays frosty, staying frosty, stayed frosty, stayed frosty| Base form | stay frosty · to stay frosty |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stays frosty |
| Present participle | staying frosty |
| Past simple | stayed frosty |
| Past participle | stayed frosty |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle