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Vinony

soft drink

noun

  1. non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: So called in contrast to strong alcoholic beverages, which are "hard liquors".

  1. Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)
  2. Any non-alcoholic drink.

    “"And then they run to him with whisky, and so they teach him to rely on the bottle and you get another case of a drunken medium. I know them. You keep off it, Tom!" "Yes, one of our trade should stick to soft drinks."”