Shirley Temple

noun

A nonalcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out.

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Meanings

nounShirley Temple (plural Shirley Temples)

plural Shirley Temples

  1. A nonalcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out.

Origin

Named after Shirley Temple, famous child actress from the 1920s to 1940s. Compare German Schorle.

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Shirley Temple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shirley%20Temple

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“Shirley Temple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shirley%20Temple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shirley Temple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shirley%20Temple.

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