The difference between Soda pop and Tonic

When used as nouns, soda pop means any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages, whereas tonic means a substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.


Tonic is also adjective with the meaning: pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.

check bellow for the other definitions of Soda pop and Tonic

  1. Soda pop as a noun (US, regional):

    Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.

    Examples:

    "On a hot day, there's nothing I like more than soda pop."

    "Could you bring me a soda pop? I'm parched!"

  1. Tonic as an adjective (physics, pathology):

    Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.

  2. Tonic as an adjective:

    Restorative, curative or invigorating.

    Examples:

    "The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team."

  1. Tonic as a noun:

    A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.

    Examples:

    "We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root."

  2. Tonic as a noun:

    Tonic water.

  3. Tonic as a noun (US, Massachusetts):

    Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.

  4. Tonic as a noun (figuratively):

    Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.

  1. Tonic as an adjective (music):

    Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.

  2. Tonic as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.

  3. Tonic as an adjective (phonetics, dated):

    Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.

  1. Tonic as a noun (music):

    The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.

  2. Tonic as a noun (music):

    The triad built on the tonic note.

  3. Tonic as a noun (phonetics):

    A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.