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alcopop, n. Brit.
Brit. |ˈalkə(ʊ)pɒp|, U.S. |ˈælkəˌpɑp|
[‹ alco- (in alcoholic adj.) + pop n.1 6.]
A sweet or fruit-flavoured (and freq. carbonated) drink containing alcohol; (also) a bottled, ready-mixed spirit and mixer.
1996Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 7/2 (caption) ‘Alcopop’ sales fizz as young Britain gets the taste. 1996Independent 30 Jan. 2/8 The launch of two new alcoholic fruit drinks looks set to brew up another storm over criticism that the ‘alcopops’ encourage under-age drinking. 2000Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 26 Aug. As long as young drinkers simply want a vodka and cola or a Smirnoff Ice—a huge seller as it is the first alcopop bought by both sexes. |