lemonade

1. (US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.Examples: "Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk."; "The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea."CanadaIndiaPhilippinesUScountableuncountable

2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.Synonyms: carbonated lemonade, sparkling lemonade, fizzy lemonade, lemon soda, lemonade sodaAustraliaNew-ZealandUKcountableuncountable

3. (slang, derogatory) Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.Examples: "In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak."; "Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs"countablederogatoryslanguncountable