junk drink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A beverage with little or no nutritional value, often high in sugar, caffeine, or additives.
  2. Any alcoholic beverage, considered harmful, addictive, or of low quality.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒʌŋk dɹɪŋk/

Word forms

junk drink junk drinks

Etymology

Modeled after junk food; from junk (“worthless or of poor quality”) + drink. The term extends the metaphor of low-quality or unhealthy items from food to beverages, highlighting lack of nutritional value or potential harm.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.