A slang term for cheap or low-quality alcohol, usually wine. Has a negative connotation.
There was a wine called
Ripple in the 70s/80s that was sold in
a green bottle. This was where the term originated, but it is no longer only used to describe Ripple brand wine. People who use the slang term "
ripple" are probably old enough to remember the origin of the word, and are making a
cultural reference.
"Just like you can tell the difference between expensive and cheap
chocolates, you can tell if you're drinking a good wine or ripple."
Wife: Where did that bottle of wine go?
Husband: I tried some and it was awful. I dumped it
down the drain.
Wife: Oh well, it was just ripple anyway.
Husband: Yeah,
it was on sale at the supermarket.
