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Shirley Temple

American  

noun

  1. a nonalcoholic cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry: a child's drink, served especially to a girl.


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Stars like Clark Gable, Bette Davis and Shirley Temple also entertained families outside the theater through the popular fan magazines packed with glamorous portraits.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

While we waited for our food, Callie pounded a gigantic Shirley Temple and was brought another so quickly everyone started laughing.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2025

“What happened to the Shirley Temple for $3.50?”

From Seattle Times May 5, 2024

With Naíma, it was not like Shirley Temple, where there’s a unique first take and you know immediately that she’s a gem.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2023

For example, how many steps on average does it take to link everyone in Hollywood to Robert DeNiro or Shirley Temple or Adam Sandler?

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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