soda pop

English

Noun

soda pop (countable and uncountable, plural soda pops)

1. (US, regional) Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.

   On a hot day, there's nothing I like more than soda pop.

   Could you bring me a soda pop? I'm parched!

Usage notes

• On the East Coast and Southwest of the United States, as well as in Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Alaska, 'soda pop' is abbreviated to 'soda', such as "May I have a soda?" Some, however, still use the term 'soda pop'.
• In the Midwest, except for Wisconsin, in the Northwestern United States, and in Canada, soda pop is usually abbreviated to pop, such as "Do you have any pop?"
• In the Midland United States, 'soda pop' is abbreviated to either 'soda' or 'pop' depending on the region.

Synonyms

• coke
• fizzy
• fizzy drink
• lemonade
• pop
• soda
• soft drink
• tonic
• See also Thesaurus:soft drink

Related terms

• ice cream soda
• seltzer water

Translations

sweetened, carbonated beverage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汽水 (zh) (qìshuǐ)

• Danish: sodavand (da) n or c
• Dutch: frisdrank (nl) m
• Finnish: limppari (fi), virvoitusjuoma (fi)
• French: soda (fr) m
• German: Erfrischungsgetränk (de) n
• Hebrew: משקה תוסס, גזוז (he)
• Navajo: tó dilchxoshí
• Portuguese: refrigerante (pt) m
• Potawatomi: wishkbabo
• Russian: газиро́вка с сиро́пом f (gaziróvka s sirópom), газиро́вка (ru) f (gaziróvka), лимона́д (ru) m (limonád), со́довая (ru) f (sódovaja)
• Spanish: refresco (es), gaseosa (es), bebida (es), fresco
• Vietnamese: nước ngọt (vi)