By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 4, 2016
When I first moved to Colorado I heard a guy named Cecil Lammey on the local radio stations use the term, “stay frosty.” This being microbrewery country, I assumed that he was referring to beer, but after a while I realized he wasn’t the phrase in that context. It turns out “stay frosty” is a military term that means “be alert” or “stay alert.”
As an example, it was used in this quote from the movie Aliens: “Hey, I know we’re all in strung out shape but stay frosty and alert. We can’t afford to let one of those bastards in here.”