lemonade

noun

lem·​on·​ade ˌle-mə-ˈnād How to pronounce lemonade (audio)
1
: a beverage of sweetened lemon juice mixed with water
2
British : a sweet, carbonated, lemon-flavored beverage : a lemon soda

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As part of Progressive’s Backup campaign, DeVito surprised one, well, unlucky fan who had the fantasy football punishment of having to set up a lemonade stand in freezing cold Boston for a day. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The beverages are sodas, lemonade or iced tea. Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026 Teachers, including Wheeler, watched from the sidelines, drinking plastic flutes of lemonade—but by then, Boyd was gone. Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Despite their smaller size, dwarf lemon trees can still produce a lemonade stand worth of fruit. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lemonade

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First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lemonade was in 1604

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lemonade

noun
lem·​on·​ade ˌlem-ə-ˈnād How to pronounce lemonade (audio)
: a drink made of lemon juice, sugar, and water

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