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shandygaff

[ shan-dee-gaf ]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. 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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