Co-Cola

Co-Cola

See also: cocola

English

Noun

Co-Cola (countable and uncountable, plural Co-Colas)

1. (US, Southern US, informal) Coca-Cola, or (by extension) any soft drink.
   • 1960, Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, page 160:

     Jem giggled. "He's got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there."

   • 1992, The Texas Review (volume 13, page 25)

     His breathing was shallow and fast. His hand shook as he picked up the Coca Cola Olive had brought him. "This will pick you up," she said. "Co-cola is the best thing for any weakness."

   • 2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, page 286:

     Later that month, the principal called me into his office, offered some pleasantries and a Co'-Cola, then asked: “Son, are you a subversive?”