ginger beer

noun

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

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This punch is like a warm hug, filled with the spices of pumpkin pie, ginger beer, and apple cider. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024 Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lemon wheel and mint sprig. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Vodka, pineapple juice, and ginger beer for a bright yet warming cocktail. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 There’s also a $12 zero-proof Polynesian Punch made with Lyre’s Spiced Cane Spirit, orange, pineapple, passionfruit, guava, soda water and a hibiscus ginger beer. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ginger beer 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Nov. 2024.

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