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 meanwhile will still work with the league via brands including Ruffles, which continues as the NBA’s official chip, and Gatorade, its official sports drink and longest-tenured sponsor.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

We fill up our empty water bottles at the fountain, and I hand him one of the two bottles I’ve been carrying in the back of my belt, which have orange Gatorade inside.

From Literature

She doesn’t comment on my toasting preference even though the bagels are fresh, and she brings me Gatorade—the orange kind, my favorite, which surprises me because I finished our only bottle over the weekend and I didn’t ask her to get more.

From Literature

I take a bite of bagel and wash it down with a gulp of the Gatorade she knew I’d want even though I didn’t ask for it.

From Literature