lemonade
USLEM-uh-nayd/ˈlɛmənˌeɪd/UKlem-uh-NAYD/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/
Plurallemonades
- 1A cold drink made from lemons, water, and sugar.
She squeezed fresh lemons to make lemonade for the picnic.
On hot afternoons, the kids sold lemonade from a stand on the corner.
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- 2A clear, bubbly, sweet drink with a lemon taste.
He ordered a lemonade with his fish and chips at the pub.
The shandy was made with half beer and half lemonade.
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- 3Bad-quality or weak illegal drugs, especially heroin.
Like a drink watered down so much it has almost no taste left.
The dealer was selling lemonade, and the regulars complained about the weak high.
Nobody on the block would buy his lemonade after word got around.
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Origin
From French 'limonade'. It comes from 'lemon' plus the ending '-ade'.