shandygaff

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shan·dy·gaff

 (shăn′dē-găf′)
n.
See shandy.
[Origin unknown.]
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shan•dy•gaff

(ˈʃæn diˌgæf)

n.
Chiefly Brit. a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.
[1850–55; orig. uncertain]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shandygaff - a drink made of beer and lemonade
shandy
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
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(Pause) Her hair always looks like the wind's blowing through it, as if she's clinging to some icy crag in the middle of nowhere, even when she's indoors, sitting at the dining table, eating crab cakes and sipping shandygaff.
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It was sunset, Sadie and Nellie bearing pitchers of ice-tea, oranges, lemons, mint, and peppermints, and the jug of shandygaff, which Grandpa made by blending half and half yeasty, wheezing homemade sarsaparilla with beer.
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