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- noun   An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types ofalcohol , and that is an alternative tobeer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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								Jason Wilson tells a harrowing tale of a tasting dinner designed around pairings with the flavors of the now banned "malternative" beverage Four Loko. Today in Food: Food trucks fight the elements Justin Rude 2010 
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								On October 20, 2008, MillerCoors LLC announced that it had discontinued production of Zima, choosing instead to focus on other "malternative" beverages. 
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								, -1 / +8 "Chief Marketing Officer Andy England says the decision was due to weakness in the" malternative "segment and declining consumer interest." 
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								OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense. Latest News 2008 
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								Breaking News: your favorite "malternative" beverage Zima is dead. unknown title Dandy Warhol 2008 
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								OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense. Latest News 2008 
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								I will have to spend the rest of the day saying "malternative" to people. Live Granades 2008 
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								OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense. Latest News 2008 
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								I will have to spend the rest of the day saying "malternative" to people. Live Granades 2008 
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								OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense. Latest News 2008 
john commented on the word malternative
“And in my household, in addition to my unrequited predilection for Drinks With Umbrellas, I recently learned that my husband hated the taste of beer in high school and so insisted on White Mountain, a “malternative�? beverage.�?
The New York Times, Your Signature Cocktail, by Anna Fricke, March 22, 2009
March 24, 2009