energy drink

noun

A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance, etc.

Meanings

nounenergy drink (plural energy drinks)

plural energy drinks

  1. A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance, etc.
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    ABA member companies, which include The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Monster, PepsiCo, Red Bull and ROCKSTAR, represent approximately 95 percent of the energy drink category in the United States and have agreed to the following common commitments regarding the labeling and marketing of energy drinks.

    2014 November 28, “ABA Guidance for the Responsible Labeling and Marketing of Energy Drinks”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 11 May 2025, page 1

Origin

From energy + drink. First use appears c. 1904.

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Translations

Afrikaans energiedrankie
  • energiedrankiecaffeinated soft drink
Arabic مَشْرُوب الطَّاقَة
  • مَشْرُوب الطَّاقَة (mašrūb aṭ-ṭāqa)caffeinated soft drink
Chinese Mandarin 機能性飲料 /机能性饮料, 能量飲料 /能量饮料
  • 機能性飲料 /机能性饮料 (jīnéngxìng yǐnliào)caffeinated soft drink
  • 能量飲料 /能量饮料 (néngliàng yǐnliào)caffeinated soft drink
Danish energidrik
  • energidrikcaffeinated soft drink
Esperanto energitrinkaĵo
  • energitrinkaĵocaffeinated soft drink
Estonian energiajook
  • energiajookcaffeinated soft drink
Finnish energiajuoma
  • energiajuomacaffeinated soft drink
French boisson énergisante
  • boisson énergisantecaffeinated soft drink
German Energy-Drink
  • Energy-Drinkcaffeinated soft drink
Greek ενεργειακό ποτό
  • ενεργειακό ποτό (energeiakó potó)caffeinated soft drink
Icelandic orkudrykkur
  • orkudrykkurcaffeinated soft drink
Italian energy drink, bibita energetica
  • energy drinkcaffeinated soft drink
  • bibita energeticacaffeinated soft drink
  • bevanda energeticacaffeinated soft drink
Japanese エナジードリンク
  • エナジードリンク (enajī dorinku)caffeinated soft drink
Korean 에너지 음료, 에너지 드링크
  • 에너지 음료 (eneoji eumnyo)caffeinated soft drink
  • 에너지 드링크 (eneoji deuringkeu)caffeinated soft drink
Lithuanian energetinis gėrimas, energinis gėrimas
  • energetinis gėrimascaffeinated soft drink
  • energinis gėrimascaffeinated soft drink
Polish napój energetyczny, energetyk
  • napój energetycznycaffeinated soft drink
  • energetykcaffeinated soft drink
Portuguese energético
  • energéticocaffeinated soft drink
Romanian băutură energizantă, energizant
  • băutură energizantăcaffeinated soft drink
  • energizantcaffeinated soft drink
Russian энергети́ческий напи́ток, энерге́тик
  • энергети́ческий напи́ток (energetíčeskij napítok)caffeinated soft drink
  • энерге́тик (energétik)caffeinated soft drink
Spanish bebida energética, bebida energizante
  • bebida energéticacaffeinated soft drink
  • bebida energizantecaffeinated soft drink
Swedish energidryck
  • energidryckcaffeinated soft drink
Thai เครื่องดื่มชูกำลัง
  • เครื่องดื่มชูกำลัง (krʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm-chuu-gam-lang)caffeinated soft drink
Turkish enerji içeceği
  • enerji içeceğicaffeinated soft drink
Ukrainian енергети́чний напі́й
  • енергети́чний напі́й (enerhetýčnyj napíj)caffeinated soft drink
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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