Lemonade

Quick meaning: Lemonade is a noun meaning (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

Meaning

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

More Meanings

1. (US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. (In the UK and Ireland, generally specified as still, cloudy, or traditional lemonade.)
2. (slang, derogatory) Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.

Example Sentences

Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs

The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea.

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.

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.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for lemonade

Depending on context, synonyms include citronade.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kool-aid, weed, lime, soda, fizzy, limo.

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