Gatorade

American  

[gey-tuh-reyd] / ˈgeɪ təˌreɪd /

Trademark.

1. a brand of noncarbonated sports drink designed to supply the body with carbohydrates and replace fluids and sodium lost during exertion.

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Etymology

Origin of Gatorade

First recorded in 1965–70; named after the University of Florida's football team, the Gators, whose coach had asked researchers at the university to create a drink; on the model of lemonade and orangeade; -ade ¹

Example Sentences

PepsiCo will still work with the league through brands including Ruffles and Gatorade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Unless you already blew it all on betting the Gatorade color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Prediction market traders can bet on everything that sportsbook bettors can—the total number of points scored by both teams, individual player statistics, and even what color Gatorade the winning coach will be doused in.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

No time ran off the clock but, again, nearly everyone thought the game was over, Golding was given a Gatorade bath and the stage for a second time began weaving its way to midfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

“But you do want to talk about this sometime later?” she asked, sticking her face right up close to mine again, another blast of Gatorade and something else, cinnamon, maybe.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth