rock shandy

noun

In Ireland, a soft drink whose constituents vary regionally, typically made by mixing orange and lemon sodas.

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Meanings

nounrock shandy (usually uncountable, plural rock shandies)

plural rock shandies

  1. uncountableusuallyIn Ireland, a soft drink whose constituents vary regionally, typically made by mixing orange and lemon sodas.
  2. countableusuallyA glass of this drink.

Origin

From Blackrock, a town near Dublin in Ireland.https://web.archive.org/web/20040427211509/http://www.cantrell.ie/our_brands/club.htm See on the rocks (“served with ice”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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