Lemonade

//ˌlɛmənˈeɪd// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. Canada, India, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable

    "Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk."

  2. 2
    sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice wordnet
  3. 3
    A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar. Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable

    "In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak."

Etymology

From French limonade, equivalent to lemon + -ade.

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