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shandygaff
[ shan-dee-gaf ]
noun
Chiefly British.
- a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shandygaff1
First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences
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"Pass around the shandygaff," says brave old Morley!
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A shandygaff "chute" � la Boyton would suit, Or of Pilsener lager a Nile or Niagara— Would that it through my œsophagus sank!
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Bindle was receiving in his sitting-room at the Sceptre, surrounded by the leading spirits of St. Joseph's, including the kangaroo, which was clutching a large glass of shandygaff.
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After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman.
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Officers dismounted at the Club, quaffed "shandygaff" and sometimes even "Scotch and soda" in silent sense of exasperation.
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