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noun
A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a drink made of beer and lemonade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shandy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drink
History
The origin is unknown. Perhaps from dialectal shandy (“boisterous, empty-headed”) + gaff (“outcry, nonsense”).
