ginger ale

noun

: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage flavored mainly with ginger extract

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Innovation Brewing keeps 32 brews on tap—and a bonus housemade ginger ale—while Balsam Falls Brewing Co. is the perfect place to satiate your appetite for food and beer. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025 A little ginger ale before games helps, but a victory is a much better salve. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025 Ginger beers vary considerably in sweetness, acidity, and spice, and with the wrong ginger beer or ginger ale this cocktail gets boring in a hurry. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025 Some say the Shirley Temple, invented to accommodate the child actress in the 1930s, was the first mocktail, debuting as a tart-sweet combo of ginger ale and grenadine topped with a maraschino cherry. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ginger ale

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ginger ale was in 1818

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“Ginger ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ginger%20ale. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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ginger ale

noun
: a soft drink flavored with ginger

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