The general word (used a lot in Australia, but most people just say coke to describe a soft drink) for what is better known as soda or fizzy drink. A 'soft drink' can be seen juxtaposed to a hard drink such as alcohol.
Coca-Cola.
Pepsi.
... And I think there's some other types of soft-drinks, but they fight for media attention too much so that's all my brainwashed mind knows.
The holy grail of drinks, it is by far the best drink ever made beating out Dr Pepper by very little, every sip you take you will love also only 75 cents.
Milo: I think we should get some cola it is so good
12 year old edge lords tried to start something by calling memes soft drinks. It failed horribly and the only people that call memes soft drinks are either dumb, stupid, or lonely.
The disgusting "mellow/yellow" procedure practiced during water-shortages, or implemented to lower your consumption of pay-per-gallon city-water.
Rather than practicing the "soft drink" water-saver rule to save on my utility-bills, I collect rainwater in buckets outside, and then use that some of the time to flush my toilet.