cream soda

American

noun

a soft drink made with vanilla-flavored carbonated water colored brown with caramel.

cream soda British

noun

a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla

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Etymology

Origin of cream soda

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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It’s the sweetest cream soda you’ll ever encounter, with a bit of sugary bubble-gum aftertaste — lots of bubbles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

“Prohibition made the chocolate ice cream soda the national drink,” declared a Wichita, Kansas, ice cream manufacturer in 1922.

From National Geographic • Jun. 8, 2023

“Imagine a Thai-flavored cream soda with a bowl of hot green curry,” she suggests.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2022

I’ve also had it mixed with diet cream soda, which is good.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2019

I followed up a solid base of meatballs with a couple of packaged cupcakes and washed them down with a can of cream soda.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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