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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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One of the biggest stars of the era was Shirley Temple, a sweet, ringleted child who comforted audiences by mending rifts in families and melting the hearts of tough guys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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

Among the highlights of the offerings are machines once owned by Ernest Hemingway, Andy Rooney, Shirley Temple and Ted Kaczynski.Credit...

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Decades earlier, Shirley Temple was similarly a symptom of the Shirley boom, though she is often now remembered as its cause.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt