Alcopop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæl.kəʊ.pɒp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alcopop is a noun meaning (British, Ireland, Australia) An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
Meaning
(British, Ireland, Australia) An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
Example Sentences
The breweries began to develop alcopops with names and advertising drawn from drug culture.
However, the media soon went too far in playing the story up, claiming that underage drinkers drank only alcopop (actually they preferred cheap cider).
Over on cheap flights from Prestwick and Stansted, these boys were often to be found floating trouserless in the Liffey at dawn, or staggering up Grafton Street, their T-shirts clinging to them with alcopops and spilled Sambuca.
Word Forms
- alcopops
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include premix, appleade, softy, poptail, cordial, aleberry.
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