🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

쿨에이드

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kool-Aid

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Kool-Aid/ˈkuːl.eɪd/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"여름에 아이들은 바베큐에서 쿨에이드를 즐깁니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brand of flavored drink mix that is typically sweetened and comes in various flavors.

    "During the summer, children often enjoy Kool-Aid at barbecues and parties."
  2. 2

    A term used colloquially to refer to any similar sweetened beverage mix.

    "He made a pitcher of Kool-Aid for the picnic, but it was just a generic drink mix."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Kool-Aid is a brand name for a flavored drink mix that originated in the United States in the 1920s. The name combines 'kool', a playful spelling of 'cool', suggesting refreshment, and 'aid', indicating assistance or support, particularly in hydration.

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