shan ‧ dy /ˈʃændi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural shandies ) [uncountable and countable] British English
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: shandygaff , name of a drink made from beer and ginger beer (C19- 20), of unknown origin ]
a drink made of beer mixed with ↑ lemonade (2), or a glass of this drink
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THESAURUS
▪ beer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from ↑ malt and HOPS :
a bottle of beer
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Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
▪ lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it:
A pint of lager, please.
▪ ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can:
Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.
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Newcastle Brown Ale
▪ draught beer British English , draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer:
The pub serves a range of draught beers.
▪ real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory:
The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
▪ bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain:
I'll have a pint of bitter.
▪ shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade:
I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
▪ cider an alcoholic drink made from apples:
His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.