energy drink

noun

: a usually carbonated beverage that typically contains caffeine and other ingredients (such as taurine and ginseng) intended to increase the drinker's energy

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Coke-a-Latte Fizz (Enzo’s Pizzeria #34) Espresso + Coke + cream = fizzy energy drink meets café latte. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Cocaine, with a capital C — a retail beverage that contains nearly twice the amount of caffeine as a Rock Star energy drink and has managed to fight off multiple federal agencies who’ve sought to strip the brand of its provocative name. Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 The bank initiated shares of the energy drink producer at a buy rating. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 The phrases were used across a range of merchandise like a Tiger Blood energy drink, a biographical comic book and other items, per the outlet. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for energy drink

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of energy drink was in 1904

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“Energy drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/energy%20drink. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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