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nounthirst-buster (plural thirst-busters)
plural thirst-busters
- colloquialA carbonated beverage.
“We have these big old thirst-busters that cost 60 cents, and three people can share it,” he added, using a popular term for soda.
2020 August 3, Amelia Nierenberg, “For the Navajo Nation, a Fight for Better Food Gains New Urgency”, in The New York Times
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thirst-buster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirst-buster
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“thirst-buster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirst-buster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thirst-buster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirst-buster.
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