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alcopop
Wiktionary
n. (context British Australia English) An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
Wikipedia
An alcopop (or cooler, spirit cooler in South African English, or malternative in American slang) is a term describing certain flavored alcoholic beverages with relatively low alcohol content (e.g., 3–7% alcohol by volume), including:
- Malt beverages to which various fruit juices or other flavorings have been added
- Beverages containing wine to which ingredients such as fruit juice or other flavorings have been added ( wine coolers)
- Beverages containing distilled alcohol and sweet liquids such as fruit juices or other flavourings
The term alcopop (a portmanteau of the words alcohol and sodapop) is used commonly in the United Kingdom to describe these drinks and in some countries by advocates of tighter restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, who argue that the beverages are especially appealing to underage drinkers. Other terms include FAB (flavored alcoholic beverage), FMB (flavored malt beverage), PPS (pre-packaged spirit or premium packaged spirits), and RTD ( ready-to-drink – Australia and New Zealand).
Usage examples of "alcopop".
He had to put up with alcopop containers and Nonik cartons and similar refuse thrown from the cars on their way to blowouts in Gunnartown, but it was worth it.
Zombies, several bottles of that disgusting lemon alcopop and a rum and Coke.
A club for those media execs who were at the second summer of love, a pretty high-class place for those who want to knock back guarana alcopops and go at it like knives.
The new alcopops had turned out to be a menace, those sweet fizzy alcoholic drinks.