单词 | no-cal |
释义 | no-caladj. Originally U.S. = no-calorie adj.In the form Nocal, a proprietary name in the U.K. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > low or equal calorie isocaloric1922 no-calorie1951 no-cal1953 lite1955 equicaloric1961 light1991 1953 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 15 (advt.) Insist on No-Cal, the original non-fattening soft drink. 1954 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 Nov. 43/1 No-Cal for ginger flavored carbonated water. Use since Jan. 9, 1952. 1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Aug. 48 (advt.) No-Cal Quinine Water is absolutely non-fattening. 1969 Guardian 6 Oct. 11/4 Young mothers..whose entire diet consists of cottage cheese, yogurt, and gallons of ‘no-cal’ pop. 1989 Horoscope's Star Guide Jan.–June 48/2 Sufficient water's..better than those so-called sports drinks, and completely no-cal! 1990 R. Baker There's Country in my Cellar ii. viii. 59 Any rate I recall a powerful god of money telling me once over a lunch of salad and no-cal seltzer about a son. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1953 |
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