Soft drink

The term soft drink (more commonly known as soda, pop, or soda pop in parts of the United States, Canada and in the U.K. as well as coke in parts of the U.S.) originally applied to carbonated drinks made from concentrates, although it now commonly refers to almost any cold drink that does not contain alcoholcitation needed]. The name "soft drink" specifies a lack of alcohol by way of contrast to the term "hard drink" and the term "drink", the latter of which is nominally neutral but often carries connotations of alcoholic content. Beverages like colas, sparkling water, lemonade, squash, and fruit punch are among the most common types of soft drinks, while hot chocolate, tea, coffee, milk, tap water, alcohol, and milkshakes do not fall into this classification.