ginger ale

noun

: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage flavored mainly with ginger extract

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United offers a selection of free snacks on its domestic flights, including cookies and a snack mix, as well as complimentary non-alcoholic drinks like juices and sodas (including favorite ginger ale). Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024 Lucky for us, this new way of toasting to the good life is now supported by a wider variety of choices outside of grape juice, club soda, and ginger ale. Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 Unfortunately, as a lifelong sufferer of motion sickness, my demo ended abruptly, with an immediate departure from the Apple Store and my family desperately searching the Corte Madera shopping center for ginger ale. Sarah Lent, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Ginger beer: Be sure to use ginger beer, not ginger ale. Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ginger ale 

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ginger ale was in 1818

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“Ginger ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ginger%20ale. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ginger ale

noun
: a soft drink flavored with ginger

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