lemonade

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice

4. 4
   noun

   A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

Etymology

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