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shirley temple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
shirley tem-ple
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonalcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out.

Etymology

Named after Shirley Temple, famous child actress from the 1920s to 1940s. Compare German Schorle.

Inflected Forms

Shirley Temples (plural)

Phrases

kiddie cocktail Roy Rogers

Frequently Paired Words

kiddie cocktail mocktail Roy Rogers

Questions

What does shirley temple mean?
A nonalcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out.
Where does shirley temple come from?
Named after Shirley Temple, famous child actress from the 1920s to 1940s. Compare German Schorle.

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