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shandy

shandy

1 6.0
A cold drink made by mixing beer with lemonade or ginger beer
  • noun
  • /ˈʃændi/
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  • Half a shandy, please.

So I remember the shandy and I'd seen the Cafe walk past this and I went oh fuck.

Examples

  • They make a seasonal drink called Summer Shandy that has a little lemonade flavor.

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  • A fabulous meal was followed by a few shandies in a club, celebrating a good friend's birthday.

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  • Would I get you another shandy?

    The Remains of the Day (1993)

  • Round of shandies for the boys.

    Drift (2013)

  • Two lemonade shandies for our guests.

    The Rise of the Krays (2015)

  • It was late; we'd had a couple of shandies, I was listening to his gripes and general angst towards the music industry, all the while thinking to myself.

    Blog text (25)

  • Would you like a refreshing shandy to enjoy on this hot day?

  • We ordered two shandies to sip while we relaxed on the patio.

  • At the party, she served a delicious homemade shandy made with lemonade.

Synonyms

shandygaff
vsshandy
  • Archaic
9.9

A drink made by mixing beer with lemonade

includes mixing beer with ginger beer or other nonalcoholic mixers

How Alcoholic

strong drink
3 3.4
beer
∞ 1.0
shandy
1 6.0
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1
soft drink
40 1.0

Surface Forms

shandy singular
shandies plural

Etymology

The word shandy is a short form of the older British name shandygaff, which was used for beer mixed with lemonade or ginger beer. Think of it as a 'lighter' beer because the beer is mixed with a soft drink, and that is why a shandy today means beer mixed with lemonade, ginger beer, or a similar non-alcoholic drink.