ginger beer

noun

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

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Gardner’s kids, Lucca and Golden — elementary school students with a passion for ginger beer — were Whipper Snapper and Lil Deputy Doo-Doo Diaper, respectively. Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025 Madness Mule At Recreation at the Moxy Downtown in New York City, the Madness Mule is their bold twist on the classic Kentucky Mule, combining bourbon with ginger beer, and a splash of citrus. Aly Walansky, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Ginger ale works as a reasonable substitute for ginger beer if needed. Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024 They’re often infused with local fruit; others contain ginger beer for a spicy-sweet flavor, or tonic or club soda for the required fizz. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 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 26 Mar. 2025.

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