ginger beer

noun

: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage heavily flavored with ginger or capsicum or both

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Combine punch ingredients and chill: Add cranberry juice, ginger beer, lime juice, and brandy to punch bowl and stir to combine. Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024 Elektra’s Illumination has also proven to be a perfect poolside drink, made with Bombay Sapphire Gin, Pallini limoncello, lemon and Fever Tree ginger beer. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The basic necessities include simple syrup, ginger beer, tonic water, and citrus juices—bonus points for fresh squeezed! Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024 Top with 2 ounces blood orange ginger beer and 2 ounces tonic water. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ginger beer 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ginger beer was in 1809

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“Ginger beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ginger%20beer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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