soda pop

[ soh-duh-pop ]
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noun
  1. a carbonated, flavored, and sweetened soft drink.

Origin of soda pop

1
First recorded in 1905–10

regional variation note For soda pop

The terms soda pop, soda, and pop are widely used throughout the United States, although pop is mainly associated with the Midland states. Dope is used as a synonym in the Southern states, especially in the South Atlantic states, and tonic is used in eastern New England.

Words Nearby soda pop

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How to use soda pop in a sentence

  • It was served in carved calabashes and tasted like a sort of sublimated soda pop.

  • There was candy for the children, gum for the bashful maiden, soda pop for the frivolous young.

    The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White
  • I had the sandwiches with me and some soda pop and various things, and Russ Knight opened the door and we went upstairs.

    Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • One of the machines drawn up beside the soda-pop stand fluttered a flag on its nose.

    Unexplored! | Allen Chaffee
  • He vill eat up all mine dried apples, yet, undt trink soda-pop, if I dont vatch him.

    The Corner House Girls | Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for soda pop

soda pop

noun
  1. US informal a fizzy drink

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