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soft drink

noun

: a cold drink that is usually sweet, does not contain alcohol, and is often sold in bottles or cans

Full Definition of SOFT DRINK

:  a usually carbonated nonalcoholic beverage; especially :  soda pop
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First Known Use of SOFT DRINK

circa 1880

Rhymes with SOFT DRINK

bethink, chewink, cross-link, cuff link, downlink, dry sink, eyewink, groupthink, heat sink, hoodwink, hot link, iceblink, lip-synch, misthink, mixed drink, moss pink, preshrink, rat fink, red ink, rethink, rose pink, sea pink, shell pink, strong drink, unkink, uplink, wild pink

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