Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alcopop

/ˈæl.koʊ.pɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: al-copop
IPA: /ˈæl.koʊ.pɑp/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.

Australian usage; British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, the media soon went too far in playing the story up, claiming that underage drinkers drank only alcopop (actually they preferred cheap cider)."
"The breweries began to develop alcopops with names and advertising drawn from drug culture."
"Over on cheap flights from Prestwick and Stansted, these boys were often to be found floating trouserless in the Liffey at dawn, or staggering up Grafton Street, their T-shirts clinging to them with alcopops and spilled Sambuca."

Etymology

Blend of alcohol + pop (“sweetened carbonated drink”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæl.koʊ.pɑp/
British English: /ˈæl.kəʊ.pɒp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

alcopops (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

premix cooler malternative

Questions

How do you pronounce alcopop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæl.koʊ.pɑp/.
What does alcopop mean?: An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink.
Where does alcopop come from?: Blend of alcohol + pop (“sweetened carbonated drink”).

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