ginger ale

American  

noun

• ginger ales
  plural

1. a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger extract.

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ginger ale British  

noun

1. a sweetened effervescent nonalcoholic drink flavoured with ginger extract

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ginger ales
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of ginger ale

First recorded in 1835–45

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Compare meaning

How does ginger-ale compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• ginger ale vs. ginger beer

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Example Sentences

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ginger ale

The son would respond, “a double,” and then take his ginger ale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

The ginger ale is flatly branded Canada Dry.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

I coughed up $15.99 for Wi-Fi—much more than most airlines charge—and $9.98 for Pringles and a can of ginger ale.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

If you approach everything as if it has meaning — misspelled signs, toilet figurines, the differences between 7-Up and ginger ale — well, then it does.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

I get her a ginger ale and we turn on the television.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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