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Meanings

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highball; whisky and soda

A mixed drink consisting of whisky and soda water, served over ice. In Japan, it is a very common bar drink.

After work, I had a highball with my colleagues at an izakaya.

〈物もの〉のハイボールa highball flavored with X
レモンのハイボールが好すきです。
I like lemon-flavored highballs.
ハイボールで乾杯かんぱいするto toast with a highball
みんなでハイボールで乾かん杯ぱいした。
We all toasted with highballs.

水みず割わり
ハイボール is whisky cut with soda water, whereas 水割り is whisky diluted with plain water instead.
カクテルN1
カクテル is the general term for any mixed alcoholic drink, while ハイボール refers specifically to a spirit mixed with soda water over ice.
チューハイ
ハイボール is the general term for a spirit mixed with soda, while 酎ハイ is specifically a shōchū-based version of that style of drink.

チューハイ
ハイボール is whisky mixed with soda water, while チューハイ is a similar highball-style drink made with shochu instead of whisky.

Loanword from English 'highball'.