soft drink

noun

: a usually carbonated nonalcoholic beverage
especially : soda pop

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Choices include a burger or a chicken sandwich with fries or a breakfast sandwich with hash browns, plus a soft drink. Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025 But the sweet and creamy, custard-like orange-yellow pulp is delicious and can be used as an ingredient in gourmet items such as ice cream, wine, pies, jams and now, a soft drink. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025 Join Riverside Luxury Cruises’ 13-day Moselle Mosaic with Middle & Upper Rhine, from $9,600 per person, including all meals and soft drinks. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 At coffee machine and soft drink maker Keurig Dr Pepper , CEO Timothy Cofer said the levies can weigh on the coffee segment in the second half of the year. Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft drink

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soft drink was in 1843

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“Soft drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20drink. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

soft drink

noun
: a sweet flavored beverage containing no alcohol
especially : soda pop

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