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MILKSHAKE
milkshake, milk shake, shake
(noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
milkshake (plural milkshakes)
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
(mechanics, informal) Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
(slang, horse racing) An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance.
Synonyms
• (thick beverage): frappe (New England), cabinet (Rhode Island), thickshake (Australia)
Verb
milkshake (third-person singular simple present milkshakes, present participle milkshaking, simple past and past participle milkshaked)
(transitive, slang, horse racing) To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance.
(transitive, informal, neologism) To throw a milkshake at (a person).
Source: Wiktionary
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