milk shake

Noun

milkshake (plural milkshakes)

1. A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
   • On May 2, a Twitter user posted a video of Danyaal Mahmud throwing a milkshake over Robinson.2019 May 21, Luke McGee, “Right-wing British politicians are having milkshakes thrown over them. Here’s why”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023

   Synonyms:

   frappe, cabinet, thickshake

2. (Australia, New-England, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
3. A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
4. (informal) Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
   • This milkshake under the oil cap, or on the dipstick, indicates a blown head gasket.
5. (slang) An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance.
   • It was the illegal administration by trainer Gregory Martin and subsequent positive test of a baking soda, sugar and water mixture – commonly known as a “milkshake” – prior to one of his runner’s 10 length romps in a $12,000 claiming race at Aqueduct on December 18, 2003 that initially helped to...(Can we date this quote?), Jen Roytz, “Cosequin presents OTTB Showcase: A One Rocket (a.k.a. “Rocky”)”, in Paulick Report, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2025, page 1

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