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junk drink

noun
/ˈdʒʌŋk dɹɪŋk/

Etymology

Modeled after junk food; from junk (“worthless or of poor quality”) + drink. The term extends the metaphor of low-quality or unhealthy items from food to beverages, highlighting lack of nutritional value or potential harm.

  1. derived from *dʰrenǵ-✻ — “to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”
  2. inherited from *drinkaną✻ — “to drink”
  3. inherited from *drinkan✻
  4. inherited from drincan — “to drink, swallow up, engulf”
  5. inherited from drinken
  6. formed as junk drink — “junk + drink”

Definitions

  1. A beverage with little or no nutritional value, often high in sugar, caffeine, or…

    A beverage with little or no nutritional value, often high in sugar, caffeine, or additives.

    • He was trying to quit energy drinks and other junk drinks.
    • Junk drinks—sweetened beverages such as sodas, sugary waters, and sports drinks—may pose even more serious problems in terms of obesity and related health issues.

  2. Any alcoholic beverage, considered harmful, addictive, or of low quality.

    • After years of junk drinks and hangovers, she finally gave up alcohol.
    • Thinking of alcohol as junk food can bring a new perspective to those who are trying to change their drinking habits, and it can strip away a lot of the glamour that the advertisers and sommeliers have sought to instil in their wares.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for junk drink. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA