Ma'anar ƙamus na "soda pop" yana nufin abin sha mai laushi mai carbonated wanda yawanci ya ƙunshi abubuwan zaƙi da abubuwan dandano. Kalmar "soda" sau da yawa tana nufin ruwan carbonated da ake amfani da shi azaman tushen abin sha, yayin da "pop" kalma ce ta yanki da ake amfani da ita a wasu sassan Amurka don nufin abubuwan sha. Saboda haka, ana amfani da "soda pop" a matsayin kalmar magana don kwatanta kowane irin abin sha mai laushi na carbonated.