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fiz-ee-DRINGK/ˌfɪzi ˈdrɪŋk/

A fizzy drink (id: fizzy-drink) is a drink with bubbles of gas, such as cola or lemonade (UK; US soda). Squash is concentrated fruit drink with water; water is still; juice may be still or sparkling. Sports day: a fizzy drink is not allowed on the field; water in a named bottle is.

Meaning

A drink with bubbles of gas, such as cola or lemonade (UK; US soda).

Examples

• “A fizzy drink is not allowed on the sports-day field; water in a named bottle is.”
• “Fizzy drinks in the vending machine still fail the packed-lunch sugar rule if the handbook bans them.”

Good to know

a fizzy drink (UK). US: soda. Contrast: squash / water. Sports / packed lunches. Countable cans or bottles. Mix-up: fizzy describes the bubbles; the drink is the noun.

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