lemonade

CEFRA2

/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/

noun

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In plain English

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noun
A sweet drink made from lemon juice, water, and sugar.
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noun
Extra detail
A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

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Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.
A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
A flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. (In the UK and Ireland, generally specified as still, cloudy, or traditional lemonade.)

In context

The lemonade is cold.
Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk.
The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea.

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Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk.
1910, New-York Observer, page 114
The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea.
2017 March 28, Michelle M. Pillow, Cauldrons and Confessions: Warlocks MacGregor Book 4, The Raven Books LLC, →ISBN
In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak.
1965, United States Congress, Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee of Appropriations, page 128
Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs
1996, Karen Bellenir, Substance Abuse Sourcebook

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Borrowed from French limonade. By surface analysis, lemon + -ade.