soft drink

noun

Etymology

So called in contrast to strong alcoholic beverages, which are "hard liquors".

Definitions

  1. Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense,…

    Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)

  2. Any non-alcoholic drink.

    • "And then they run to him with whisky, and so they teach him to rely on the bottle and you get another case of a drunken medium. I know them. You keep off it, Tom!" "Yes, one of our trade should stick to soft drinks."

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