Sprite

See also: sprite

English

Etymology

In the early 1940s, Coca-Cola started running an advertising campaign featuring an elf-like figure called “Sprite Boy” (see sprite (“elf”)). The name originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group that ultimately chose the name “Sprite”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • enPR: sprīt, IPA(key): /spɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Proper noun

Sprite (plural Sprites)

  1. A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.

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References
  1. Emma Roberts (20 July 2018), “Why is Sprite Called Sprite?”, in Rewind & Capture‎.

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