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noun

a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.

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Words related to soft drink

soda, cola, pop, tonic

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Origin of soft drink

First recorded in 1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for soft drink

  • It proved to be a 208 combination pool room and soft-drink bar.

    The Coyote|James Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for soft drink

soft drink

noun

a nonalcoholic drink, usually cold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012