shandygaff
shandygaff · shandygaffs
A mixture of strong beer and ginger beerA mixture of strong beer and ginger beer.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer.
More definitions
- a drink made of beer and lemonade
Origin
The origin is unknown. Perhaps from dialectal shandy (“boisterous, empty-headed”) + gaff (The origin is unknown. Perhaps from dialectal shandy (“boisterous, empty-headed”) + gaff (“outcry, nonsense”).
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Forms
plural: shandygaffs| Singular | shandygaff |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a drink made of beer and lemonade:shandy
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshandy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable