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ginger beer

noun

a soft drink similar to ginger ale but containing more ginger flavor.

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Origin of ginger beer

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby ginger beer

ging, gingal, ginge, ginger, ginger ale, ginger beer, gingerbread, gingerbread palm, gingerbread plum, gingerbread tree, ginger family
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British Dictionary definitions for ginger beer

ginger beer

noun

a slightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting a mixture of syrup and root ginger
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