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Definition of Soft drink
1. Noun. Nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated).
Specialized synonyms: Pop, Soda, Soda Pop, Soda Water, Tonic, Birch Beer, Bitter Lemon, Cola, Dope, Cream Soda, Egg Cream, Ginger Ale, Ginger Pop, Orange Soda, Phosphate, Root Beer, Sarsaparilla, Quinine Water, Tonic, Tonic Water
Definition of Soft drink
1. Noun. Any carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink. (qualifier In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.) ¹
2. Noun. (context: broadly speaking) Any non-alcoholic drink. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft Drink
Literary usage of Soft drink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1920)
""The term 'soft drink establishment' whenever used in this ordinance shall be
deemed to mean every place in the City of Portland where drinks are sold, ..."
2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"In other words, the plan calls for a great chain of soft drink saloons which will
... About half of the saloons "converted" into soft drink resorts, cafes, ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"The evidence, substantially stated, is as follows : The deputy sheriff of Bibb
county testified, that the accused ran a "soft drink" place and pool room on ..."
4. Supplement ... to the Public Health Reports by United States Public Health Service (1921)
"... lunch counter, ice cream or confectionery store or parlor, or soft-drink stand or
... delicatessen shop, ice cream parlor, soft drink or soda fountain, ..."
5. Evaluating Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy by Stephen Smith, Hans B. Vos (1997)
"Contextual factors of deposit-refund systems Factor Example Consumption of soft
drinks DRS on soft drink glass bottles Consumer taste, ie. appraisal of ..."
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