Shirley Temple

noun

Shir·​ley Tem·​ple ˈshər-lē-ˈtem-pəl 

variants or less commonly Shirley Temple cocktail

plural Shirley Temples also Shirley Temple cocktails

: a nonalcoholic mixed drink of ginger ale or lemon-lime soda and grenadine garnished with a cherry and served over ice compare roy rogers

Word History

Etymology

after Shirley Temple Black †2014 U.S. child actress of the 1930s

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Shirley Temple

• semple