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Pepsi¹
- /ˈpɛpsi/
Where it comes from
Originally short for Pepsi-Cola, coined in 1898 as a renaming of the brand from "Brad's Drink", in order to imply that the fizzy drink could cure dyspepsia. While some have suggested Pepsi is short for the digestive enzyme pepsin, sometimes with the assumption that pepsin was used as an ingredient in Pepsi, this is a folk etymology, as there is no official confirmation of it nor any evidence for a link between the enzyme and the beverage.
Nonetheless, both the words pepsin and dyspepsia ultimately derive from Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis), which means “cooking, fermentation or digestion”. (Compare Italian pepsi, from the same source.)
(person from Quebec): In reference to their supposed love of junk food.
proper noun pepsi
- A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.
noun Pepsis · pepsi
- A serving of Pepsi. I'll have a Pepsi with that.
- A person from Quebec, Canada. […] and to maintain a relatively superior, paternalistic position from which French Canadians are for the most part regarded as 'peasoups' or 'Pepsis,' as fellow citizens requiring benevolent supervision […]
pepsi²
noun pepsis
- Alternative form of Pepsi (“person from Quebec”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pepsi cola, cola, pilk, pepsi challenge, sproke, champagne cola, soda pop, tonic, soft drink, champagne soda, lemon soda, club soda, soda, sparkling water, ginger pop, white soda
Translations
Every language
name the brand of drink
| 한국어 | 펩시 Pepsi, 펩시콜라 Pepsikolla |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ペプシ Pepushi, ペプシコーラ Pepushikōra |
| 中文 | 百事可樂 /百事可乐 Bǎishì kělè |
| हिन्दी | पेप्सी pepsī |
| Português | Pepsi |
| Français | Pepsi |
| Ελληνικά | Πέπσι κόλα Pépsi kóla |
| Русский | Пе́пси-ко́ла Pépsi-kóla |
| العربية | بِيبْسِي bibsī |
| עברית | פפסי |
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title = {pepsi},
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