WordNet
n. tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink
Wikipedia
Bitter lemon (Dry Lemon in South Africa) is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with quinine and lemon.
The signature bitter taste is produced by a combination of the quinine and the lemon pith used in manufacturing the drink. The principal difference between tonic water and bitter lemon is the addition of lemon juice and rind. Bitter lemon is drunk both by itself and as a mixer, and is sold across the world.
The generic bitter lemon drink dates back to 1834. Schweppes introduced its brand of bitter lemon in 1957.
Usage examples of "bitter lemon".
I swilled down the half-pint of champagne as if it was bitter lemon.
Then he put a box of Kleenex on the tray, along with tequila, vodka, bitter lemon and ice, and went back up to the roof.
The admiral gave a passable imitation of an old dowager sucking a bitter lemon.
Well, we went to the pub and got two bottles of gin and an armful of bitter lemon, and he insisted on paying for the gin so I paid for the lemon.
I can smell sour body sweat and stale cigarettes, and my tongue curls at the edges with a taste like bitter lemon.
The feel of a woollen blanket around her shoulders was a blessed boon, and then thirstily she drank two cans of bitter lemon before searching further through the spilled and jumbled contents of the storage cupboard.
They spoke appreciatively about Erics air-conditioning, and Tat poked her head out the window to say hi to Greystone while Alex got them drinksVernors with lime for himself, Schweppes Bitter Lemon with ice for Tatiana.
Hendriks, who stood away from the group and nursed a Schweppes Bitter Lemon.
He was about to propose a bitter lemon, ginger ale, or orangeade, but Elvira forestalled him.